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Every scientist should be able to answer the particular tenets that they take on faith.
Scientists do take on faith that the universe is causal and that the rules today are the same as the rules yesterday.
Yes, scientists double check these assumptions over and over, but they can never "prove" them.
This kind of introspection is important for science to set itself apart from religion, for example.
Every scientist should be able to answer the particular tenets that they take on faith.
Scientists do take on faith that the universe is causal and that the rules today are the same as the rules yesterday.
Yes, scientists double check these assumptions over and over, but they can never "prove" them.
This kind of introspection is important for science to set itself apart from religion, for example.