Why Science Can’t Offer Certainty—But Math Can | Uncommon Knowledge

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Published4 months ago
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Science relies on inductive and abductive inference. Mathematics alone yields deductive certainty. On Uncommon Knowledge, Stephen Meyer (Discovery Institute) explains why scientific explanation does not yield deductive certainty in the way mathematics and mathematical logic can. Watch the full discussion at the "related video" above. #HooverInstitution #UncommonKnowledge #PublicPolicy #PolicyDebate #Philosophy #Religion #DiscoveryInstitute #Math #OriginOfLife #PoliticalPhilosophy #PhilosophyOfScience #ScienceAndSociety #Mathematics #MathematicalLogic #ScientificMethod #CriticalThinking #Epistemology #Logic #Reasoning #InductiveReasoning #AbductiveReasoning #DeductiveReasoning #ScienceEducation #STEM #HigherEducation #IdeasThatMatter #IntellectualDebate #AcademicDiscourse #ThinkTank #LongFormIdeas #Knowledge #TruthAndReason #Philosophy #ScienceCommunication #PublicIntellectuals #DeepThinking #IdeasWorthSharing #Trending #FYP

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