Week 10 post 2

With 8 billion people on earth and an equal amount of vastly different perspectives of the world, there are equally as many different conclusions on the the essence of reality. But would it be accurate to conclude just one of those many different views is right? Clearly there is an essence of reality, but no one person could provide a perfect explanation of it. 

Carrying off of week 6 is the idea of humility in that no one person is better for the reason that they have a better understanding of reality. The human mind is forever muddled with the obstructions of experiences and wonders and genetics that compose their definition of reality making it impossible to make 100% true deductions about our physical existence. 

Collectively, world views of the universe are changing all of the time. Beginning with the arostotilian paradigm, it was widely accepted that   the earth was at the center of the universe and held in place by crystal disks. That was until Galileo and Copernicus challenged this by observing that the earth was moving around the sun and therefore proposing a heliocentric universe. The Catholic Church was uncomfortable with this proposition and denied the factual discovery with the assumption the government might have authority over the dominant way that things just are. It is laughable that the church thought banning Copernicus's publishings and putting Galileo on house arrest might make the sun start revolving around the earth, and futile for anyone to think that they might have some authority over the reality of nature. The fact of the matter is that science reveals a humanized version of the mechanisms of reality while religion preaches about the true authority that is reality. Scientists and faithful alike must admit they are without the ability to dictate the entity in control. 

In addition, everyone must admit they don't know the answer to everything-which is easier said than done. Even the most advances scientific theories must resort to inductive reasoning which cannot guarantee the claim that is made (deductive reasoning on the other hand may offer definitive proof to support a claim). Similarly, any person of faith should scrutinize their belief in that it is equally as invalid or valid as any other. To have the purest and most unbiased view of the world, it is vital to look at situations from a diverse array of perspectives rather than falling victim to self fulfilling prophecies which result in unruly assumptions that ultimately hurt oppressed groups of people. 

*Source is "Philosophy of Science" by Samir Okasha 

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  1. Ms. DunleyJanuary 25, 2021 at 8:33 AM

    Do you believe we should all have a different take on reality since we are unique beings?

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