livebonk t1_itvwcko wrote on October 26, 2022 at 6:14 PM

Reply to comment by daikarasu in Logical positivism does not dispense with metaphysics, as it aimed to. It merely proposes a different kind of metaphysics, in which natural sciences take the privileged position once occupied by rationalist metaphysics. by IAI_Admin

You think Einstein actually rode in an elevator to determine if he could tell the difference between that and gravity?

daikarasu t1_itvx25r wrote on October 26, 2022 at 6:19 PM

Ah man, you got me. It's a shame Einstein doesn't have a ton of mathematics and data to back up his ideas.

livebonk t1_itvz7t9 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 6:33 PM

I just wanted to say that both sides build models that may or may not be eventually tested. The testing is still critical to make any statement about reality, but the discussion is still worthwhile

daikarasu t1_itw0jc7 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 6:41 PM

Oh, we're agreeing then