12-31-2005, 06:50 PM
Quote:What's more, though philosophical musings may be arbitrary, they're far from meaningless.
IIRC, this thread was initially about Intelligent Design being taught in science class. If something doesn't pass muster as science, it doesn't get into science class. However interesting philosophy might be, it should keep to its own turf.
Quote:However, given the far-fetched circumstances of how we might one day perhaps consider thinking of maybe testing some scientific theories like String or M-theory, you have to admit that the line between science and fiction is blurred.
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No. As I said, the entire point of these theories is to create a testable view of the universe. If we can't test it yet, that's really too bad, since it means they will be hypotheses for quite some time. That's a completely different thing than being untestable, or not intended for testing. There is no blurring of the line here.
-Jester