Fine, replace “reality” with “working model” then.
Comment on The key takeaway of science is that observation constitutes the primary reality.
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The scientific method is only used to validate provisional models of reality against observation—it makes no ontological claim about the nature of reality itself.
rainrain@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
snek_boi@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Which is why philosophers of science like Lee McIntyre do not use the scientific method as their basis for defining science. Instead, there’s a way to flip the strategy on its head: define science not by its method but by its attitude. Funnily enough, the attitude is precisely what the comment says: embrace empiricism; assume reality is real and we can understand it.