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

by George Jelliss , Crewe, Monday, February 23, 2009, 18:13 (5549 days ago) @ dhw

Here we are at last getting to the heart of our disagreements. - DHW claims: We are talking about your personal, subjective belief that science is a more accurate guide to "truth". - This is not my personal subjective belief. It is an objective fact that science, or more generally reason, IS an accurate guide to truth, as opposed to mere opinion. There is no need to put the word "truth" in quote marks here, as if everyone can have their own version of it. - DHW then seizes upon my use of the phrase "I maintain that..." as indicating my subjectivity, but I was merely being polite. To rephrase my statement: It is a fact that DT is too willing to accept accounts of subjective experiences as evidence. It is a fact that objectivity requires a more sceptical approach. - DHW writes: I maintain that you are too willing to dismiss subjective experiences as evidence; objectivity requires a more open-minded approach. Your idea of objectivity is not the same as mine. Both our concepts of objectivity are subjective. - This is just playing with words. I've said before that I don't dismiss subjective experiences as evidence. I place less value on them. And this is not just my personal opinion, it is an application of scientific method. Verifiable experiences carry more weight.

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GPJ