[AndrewC]

In philosophy, there is no "wrong" answer. In science, there is.

Bull. In science there are observations, and there are "falsified" theories(explanations for the observations). All else is tentative.

[Coyoteman]

"falsified" theories = wrong answers?

[orionblamblam]

> there are "falsified" theories

As I said: Wrong Answers. The Humours Theory of Disease, the Phrenology Theory of Psychology, the Goddidit Theory of Absolutely Everything That Ever Happens Ever, the Communists Were Darwinists Theory, The Theory That Even Thought Hitler Believed That Man Was Created Perfect And Did Not Evolve From Lower Forms He Nevertheless Wasn't A Creationist... these are all disproven theories. Wrong Answers.

[js1138]

You just gave two examples of the phenomenon you said didn't exist.

But there are statements in science that have a degree of certainty sufficient for most people to risk their lives by trusting. Every day of our lives we put many scientific findings to the test.

All of engineering depends on trust in the findings of science. And in the courtroom we depend on theory to determine the lineage of children. Tentative, perhaps, but sufficiently trustworthy to make or break people's lives.