Science and love, music, art, etc. (The limitations of science)

by George Jelliss , Crewe, Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 17:07 (5555 days ago) @ dhw

DHW wrote: So let me yet again stress, as I did on 11 February, that the fundamental truths we have been discussing are "the existence of God, the paranormal, ethics, aesthetics, religion, evolution etc." - It seems that we have a different idea as to what are "fundamental truths". - For me fundamental truths are those for which we have definite evidence and which form the basis on which to work towards more complicated truths, or to solve more complex or specialised problems. Biological evolution comes within this realm of fundamental knowledge. - Questions of ethics and aesthetics are real and of some practical importance but not fundamental in this sense. Questions of religion and supposed paranormal events are even more rarefied.

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GPJ