User niels nielsen

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Isn't every theory or model wrong?

answered Mar 9, 2023 at 19:16

33 votes

Why do atheist euthanasia proponents consider nothingness preferable to suffering?

answered Jan 12, 2020 at 6:48

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Is mathematics politically and culturally neutral?

answered Sep 17, 2022 at 22:26

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Certainty is not possible in science

answered Jul 27, 2022 at 5:13

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When did philosophers decide philosophy was not useful, and why?

answered Aug 21, 2020 at 21:01

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Do human thoughts interact with matter?

answered Jul 1, 2019 at 5:39

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Why isn't the dictum "something can't come from nothing" a matter of consensus?

answered Nov 5, 2021 at 4:12

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Is science value-free?

answered May 10 at 17:29

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What are the values of science research without immediate applications?

answered May 23, 2020 at 16:48

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Which field is more rigorous, mathematics or philosophy?

answered Jul 15, 2023 at 16:05

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What is the "fabric" of spacetime if it is not a relational entity?

answered Apr 8, 2023 at 17:32

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Can we doubt all knowledge?

answered Jul 27, 2022 at 23:38

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What is to be understood by the phrase "Israel's right to exist"?

answered Aug 9, 2019 at 0:35

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What really is the "rate" of time? and what is the "rate" of perception

answered Aug 6 at 16:55

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Is scientific method entirely based on statistics (statistical inference)?

answered Sep 12, 2023 at 2:53

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How can quantum field theory contribute to clarifying the ontological nature of objects, mereologically?

answered Mar 15 at 17:36

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Does science require the exclusion of the "infinite"?

answered Aug 30, 2020 at 4:19

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Would it be moral for Danish resitance in WW2 to kill collaborators?

answered Jul 6 at 6:04

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How small can we measure space?

answered Mar 29 at 5:29

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Are we at the end of scientific paradigm shifts?

answered Sep 17, 2023 at 4:28

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How important is explanatory power when it comes to assessing the likelihood of a hypothesis?

answered May 16, 2023 at 22:37

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Is thermodynamics science?

answered May 3, 2023 at 16:59

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The location of a single object in empty space

answered Mar 30, 2023 at 3:49

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Are these random experiments the same?

answered Jul 19, 2022 at 16:29

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Is there a level at which energy and matter are indistinguishable?; viz. can space exist without perception?

answered May 23, 2023 at 4:20

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How to explain the cosmic expansion?

answered Oct 13, 2023 at 16:20

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How many dimensions does time have?

answered Dec 21, 2023 at 18:11

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To what extent is mathematics a tool to grasp the world beyond human intuition?

answered Nov 23, 2021 at 19:55

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The problem of Motion

answered Mar 27, 2022 at 16:37

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Is there any counterexample given against radical skepticism?

answered May 23, 2021 at 4:10

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Isn't every theory or model wrong?

Why do atheist euthanasia proponents consider nothingness preferable to suffering?

Is mathematics politically and culturally neutral?

Certainty is not possible in science

When did philosophers decide philosophy was not useful, and why?

Do human thoughts interact with matter?

Why isn't the dictum "something can't come from nothing" a matter of consensus?

Is science value-free?

What are the values of science research without immediate applications?

Which field is more rigorous, mathematics or philosophy?

What is the "fabric" of spacetime if it is not a relational entity?

Can we doubt all knowledge?

What is to be understood by the phrase "Israel's right to exist"?

What really is the "rate" of time? and what is the "rate" of perception

Is scientific method entirely based on statistics (statistical inference)?

How can quantum field theory contribute to clarifying the ontological nature of objects, mereologically?

Does science require the exclusion of the "infinite"?

Would it be moral for Danish resitance in WW2 to kill collaborators?

How small can we measure space?

Are we at the end of scientific paradigm shifts?

How important is explanatory power when it comes to assessing the likelihood of a hypothesis?

Is thermodynamics science?

The location of a single object in empty space

Are these random experiments the same?

Is there a level at which energy and matter are indistinguishable?; viz. can space exist without perception?

How to explain the cosmic expansion?

How many dimensions does time have?

To what extent is mathematics a tool to grasp the world beyond human intuition?

The problem of Motion

Is there any counterexample given against radical skepticism?