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Wil Franklin's picture

Concrete, truth and Truth?

First, great to have you involved.

Second, I'm unsure of the idea that science does not give us anything concrete.  Yes, I surely agree that science does not reveal Truth or even truth, but what does?  Yes, concrete is only concrete in regards to a specific spatially and temporally defined scale.  But, if everything is filtered through human perception and transformed by our nervous system and finally translated into spoken or written communication, then I, like Joyce am a little concerned that we become too cavalier about science as storytelling.  So, I just would like some clarification.  How should we solve problems?  What should we base action upon?  What counts as an answer to a question?

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