<description>&lt;p&gt;Science is very hesitant to assign reality to things; it tends to assign reality to parts rather than wholes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For example, science will say a human is really just cells, which are really just atoms, which are mostly nothing!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No - the human is the human. It is irreducible. Sure, we can analyse and parse it, but the constituent elements are not the human, by definition.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Deep Psychology

Ross Edwards

Does Science Actually Describe Reality?

APR 19, 20265 MIN
Deep Psychology

Does Science Actually Describe Reality?

APR 19, 20265 MIN

Description

Science is very hesitant to assign reality to things; it tends to assign reality to parts rather than wholesFor example, science will say a human is really just cells, which are really just atoms, which are mostly nothing!No - the human is the human. It is irreducible. Sure, we can analyse and parse it, but the constituent elements are not the human, by definition.