Beliefs cannot be proven 'scientifically'?
What sort of nonsense is that? How else do we verify/falsify what we believe will be the case under certain conditions?
What is your firmest belief?
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Philosophy Explorer
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Re: What is your firmest belief?
You don't have to prove anything to yourself when it comes to your beliefs.creativesoul wrote:Beliefs cannot be proven 'scientifically'?
What sort of nonsense is that? How else do we verify/falsify what we believe will be the case under certain conditions?
PhilX
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creativesoul
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Re: What is your firmest belief?
It doesn't follow that beliefs cannot be scientifically proven.Philosophy Explorer wrote:You don't have to prove anything to yourself when it comes to your beliefs.creativesoul wrote:Beliefs cannot be proven 'scientifically'?
What sort of nonsense is that? How else do we verify/falsify what we believe will be the case under certain conditions?
PhilX
Re: What is your firmest belief?
No. Belief and knowing are individual, I believe only in nothing, I know what I know, and that has evidence.Arising_uk wrote:Is that a firm belief or more irony?
That is the basis of science, proving hypotheses. They can but I think what he meant was a belief alone in and of itself cannot be proven.creativesoul wrote:It doesn't follow that beliefs cannot be scientifically proven.Philosophy Explorer wrote:You don't have to prove anything to yourself when it comes to your beliefs.creativesoul wrote:Beliefs cannot be proven 'scientifically'?
What sort of nonsense is that? How else do we verify/falsify what we believe will be the case under certain conditions?
PhilX