| Oops, instead of "reality" I meant "experimental observations". Good catch. > You arbitrarily claim to be able to make accurate assertions of reality Nope. > while at the same time agreeing that the essence of reality is unknowable. Yep. I guess? All I think is that it's okay if we don't know the true essence; science is still useful[0]. > Stop using the word good without making your case for righteousness. Stop hijacking common words. > You can't substitute it with practical or useful either, both infer benefit at the personal degree. I don't know what that means. > Just because an expectation proved to be useful once, remember that the past does not predict the future. Depends what you mean by predict the future. Absolute truth? No. Useful[0] forecasts? Yes. ---- [0] dictionary.reference.com: > useful: being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect |