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To: Faraday
Science is unconcerned with such "whys".

What a silly statement. Let's think about that one. Science is about all the whys.

87 posted on 12/20/2002 12:01:18 PM PST by biblewonk
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To: biblewonk
Science is about all the whys

Philosophy is. Insofar as science is an offshoot of philosophy, it is, too. But modern science has left the "whys" to others. Science today is collecting data and machine solving the 3 basic differential equations. "What" is a goal of modern science. "How" is a goal of modern science. "Why" is of interest to others.

92 posted on 12/20/2002 12:06:26 PM PST by RightWhale
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To: biblewonk
Please see #93.
96 posted on 12/20/2002 12:08:49 PM PST by Faraday
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To: biblewonk
What a silly statement. Let's think about that one. Science is about all the whys.

Nope. Science is about "How." Determining "Why" by using science is like trying to learn C++ programming by studying the insides of your computer.

97 posted on 12/20/2002 12:10:33 PM PST by Oberon
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