To believe in nothing is as ridiculous as to believe in everything. Reason and factual evidence may convert a belief into knowledge.
Felix Alba-Juez
philosophy science epistemology
Truth is not as pompous and romantic as myth.. But it has the immeasurable value of being the Truth.
Subjectivity is strange to Science, while Relativity is an objective part of it.
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If Relativity Theory kills our deepest convictions, why not start by finding out why we believed in them for millennia?
After some cogitation, it is difficult not to agree with Herman Bondi (1919 - 2005), who in his book 'Relativity and Common Sense' says: .. The surprising thing, surely, is that molecules in a gas behave so much as billiard balls, not that electrons behave so little like billiard balls.
.. One can know very much but comprehend very little and, besides,.. Different objectives require different levels of knowledge - though always with the maximum possible comprehension suited to the purpose.
Why is it so difficult for us to think in relative terms? Well, for the good reason that human nature loves absoluteness, and erroneously considers it as a state of higher knowledge.
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The command of our language is crucial to focusing our thoughts and communicating them with precision to others.
Is numerical equality (forced by the use of specific physical units) the same as conceptual equality? Of course NOT!
Without causality in the world, there is no point in educating people, or making any moral or political appeal.
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