You have to make assumptions one way or the other. However, one set of assumptions allows us to make useful theories about the world that underpin our science and technology. The other set of assumptions leads us into a dead end, and has zero practical value. Science has never been about knowing things for certain. It’s a tool for understanding the rules of our world, and it provides us with a model that we are constantly refining through thought and observation.
You have to make assumptions one way or the other. However, one set of assumptions allows us to make useful theories about the world that underpin our science and technology. The other set of assumptions leads us into a dead end, and has zero practical value. Science has never been about knowing things for certain. It’s a tool for understanding the rules of our world, and it provides us with a model that we are constantly refining through thought and observation.
And you’re right, I’m not a fan of sophistry.
I agree on your characterization of the project of science
Disagree that metaphysics is just sophistry
Do elaborate on what you disagree regarding my characterization of science.