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Re:Daniel Dennett (1942-2024) by scoofy on Friday April 19, 2024 @09:27PM (#40093763)
The Black Swan problem (the problem of induction) prevents empiricism (induction) from being justified on its own. You end up with solipsism (turkey problem, grue problem, etc.)
Re:Daniel Dennett (1942-2024) by lisper on Friday April 19, 2024 @10:09PM (#40094018)
Science does not rely on induction. Yes, I know you can find many sources that say otherwise, but they are wrong. Read this:

https://www.amazon.com/Fabric-Reality-Parallel-Universes-Imp...

especially chapter 7.