The Shaky Foundations of Science
The Mistaken Epistemologies of Francis Bacon & Rene Descartes
Today we’re going to continue down our epistemological path, to strengthen our core beliefs, the very foundation of the relative world. We’re going to move past what we believe and instead continue to explore the why and how that sit behind our entire collection of beliefs. We’re going to deepen our roots to give us strength and stability in our understanding and in our lives.
And, in addition to the motivations and intentions I have already stated in previous episodes, let me add one more. I wish to shed light on the history of epistemology to also help combat the spread of misinformation and any other assertions that claim to be backed by “Science.”
Science has unfortunately become almost entirely void of meaning. We often throw it around, in large part unconsciously, when we wish to put some authority behind a claim. I see advertisements claim that their goods or services are backed by science. Internet blogs, supplements, health and diet forums, self-improvement books, this-that-and-the-other-thing each claim to stand on the authority of ‘science’.
But, what’d ya’ll mean by ‘science’? What is its nature or quality? And what, if anything, gives it authority? Many of us, when pressed to explain science…
