tjohnson Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Even when Ba'al comments that the sun existed long before people did, the knowledge of the sun's current existence and of the history of the sun are both verifiable knowledge as per the definition of objectivity.We can't verify that the sun existed millions of years ago, we can only infer that it did. The goal of science is to produce a symbolic structure that is similar to what we can observe. We make inferences about what we can't observe and then work out the implications of those assumptions to see if the inference stands up, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Even when Ba'al comments that the sun existed long before people did, the knowledge of the sun's current existence and of the history of the sun are both verifiable knowledge as per the definition of objectivity.We can't verify that the sun existed millions of years ago, we can only infer that it did. The goal of science is to produce a symbolic structure that is similar to what we can observe. We make inferences about what we can't observe and then work out the implications of those assumptions to see if the inference stands up, etc.How do you know the Sun existed before you were born?Ba'al Chatzaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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