Is science based on circular reasoning?

[paarsurrey]

Science is based on circular reasoning as much as earth is round.
Regards

 

[The Emperor of Mankind]

Nope.

 

[Nietzsche]

And Carcharoth is the greatest of Werewolves, to be slain by Huan, the Hound of Valinor.

What? This makes more sense than the opening post, damn it.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

Science is based on circular reasoning as much as earth is round.
Regards

What do you mean?

 

[columbus]

Science is based on circular reasoning as much as earth is round.
Regards

No, that is religion.
Where somebody tells you that God wants you to believe something because it says so in scripture. It says so in scripture because God wants you to believe it.
Tom

 

[George-ananda]

Science is based on circular reasoning as much as earth is round.
Regards

You really need to give us a more clear subject to talk about for a debate and explain yourself at least some.

 

[Father Heathen]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method

 

[Ouroboros]

Not circular, but it is based on some fundamental axioms or premises that we have to assume to be true (have "faith" in? ).

For instance, uniformity. That the same things we can see and test here or at one place in the universe, would be the same even if we tested it somewhere else. In other words, that the world works the same way over there as it does here.

Another one is that things in nature are happening because of natural causes or things. If we didn't assume this, we wouldn't be able to test anything.

Also, that we can test things in nature and be able to deduce how nature works from those tests.

 

[YmirGF]

Science is based on circular reasoning as much as earth is round.
Regards

What?

 

[Robert.Evans]

Not circular, but it is based on some fundamental axioms or premises that we have to assume to be true (have "faith" in? ).

For instance, uniformity. That the same things we can see and test here or at one place in the universe, would be the same even if we tested it somewhere else. In other words, that the world works the same way over there as it does here.

Another one is that things in nature are happening because of natural causes or things. If we didn't assume this, we wouldn't be able to test anything.

Also, that we can test things in nature and be able to deduce how nature works from those tests.

But what does 'natural' mean?

 

[Deathbydefault]

Science is based on the human want for knowledge.

 

[Ouroboros]

But what does 'natural' mean?

The things and events that exist in nature. The things that we see and experience when we look around us or the things we cana feel with touch.

 

[Quintessence]

What do you mean?

Yes, what do you mean, @paarsurrey? The OP is a little vague.

No, that is religion.
Where somebody tells you that God wants you to believe something because it says so in scripture. It says so in scripture because God wants you to believe it.
Tom

Odd. There are many religions I am aware of which don't exhibit this line of thinking. What makes you think this is characteristic of all religions?

 

[Jumi]

I guess what he meant is that science isn't based on circular reasoning any more than the Earth is round. But there isn't much to debate here.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Not at all.

 

[Robert.Evans]

The things and events that exist in nature. The things that we see and experience when we look around us or the things we cana feel with touch.

What then is "nature"?

 

[Valjean]

Science is based on the human want for knowledge.

But so is folklore.

 

[Awkward Fingers]

Just gonna toss this out there to be ignored, but.. Examples?

 

[Deathbydefault]

But so is folklore.

Same base, different qualifications for "evidence".

 

[Ouroboros]

What then is "nature"?

Those things around us. The world we live in. The reality that exists outside ourselves.