I suppose one would need to get to the bottom of the source of their feeling in order to understand the connection it has to the direction they have chosen in their life. This is a very personal kind of truth though which could lead to relativism. Is the truth different for everyone? — Perplexed
Could this method not lead to avoidance of difficult situations? If one changes their course each time there is turbulence are they not just victims of circumstance? — Perplexed
the very fact that science gets along quite well with little or no metaphysics - and in particular, without ever needing to resolve the question of metaphysical determinism - is suggestive. — SophistiCat
But here is how this justification can be undermined.
A plausible account of our inductive instincts is our evolutionary history as creatures that emerged in a relatively orderly, stable environment.... — SophistiCat
I think it is an exaggeration to say — Janus
A theory of induction is superfluous. It has no function in a logic of science.
The best we can say of a hypothesis is that up to now it has been able to show its worth, and that it has been more successful than other hypotheses although, in principle, it can never be justified, verified, or even shown to be probable. This appraisal of the hypothesis relies solely upon deductive consequences (predictions) which may be drawn from the hypothesis: There is no need even to mention “induction”.
...inductive arguments... can be logically certain/valid but they can never be empirically certain. — Magnus Anderson
1. All swans in the past were white.
2. Every swan in the future will be white. — Magnus Anderson
If it is valid, show us it's form. — Banno
And if it is valid, why are the swans around here black? — Banno
Popper, Logic of Scientific Discovery:
A theory of induction is superfluous. It has no function in a logic of science.
The best we can say of a hypothesis is that up to now it has been able to show its worth, and that it has been more successful than other hypotheses although, in principle, it can never be justified, verified, or even shown to be probable. This appraisal of the hypothesis relies solely upon deductive consequences (predictions) which may be drawn from the hypothesis: There is no need even to mention “induction”. — Banno
Inductive reasoning is indispensable to science, — Janus
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