From: nospam@example.net   
      
   On Mon, 31 Mar 2025, oldernow wrote:   
      
   >> True. It was an example of how one might deduce from the   
   >> behaviour of a buried corpse, so speculate that dinosaurs   
   >> are also remains, although fossilized.   
   >   
   > Speculation is clearly foundational in "science".   
      
   Theory, discussion, speculation, mental tools, calculation are all tools of   
   science, just   
   like experiment, verification and falsification is.   
      
   >> No, because we explain how leaves grow on trees through   
   >> biology and chemistry, so god is not necessary.   
   >   
   > Do you equate "we explain" with "we know"?   
      
   Ahh... moving on to the theory of truth! A very interesting subject.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth#Substantive   
      
   I lean towards the pragmatic theory of truth, but depending on the subject, I   
   also see some merit in the consensus theory of truth.   
      
   The pragmatic theory I think goes very well with empirical evidence, as in,   
   does   
   science allow us to predict events happening in the physical world, which can   
   be   
   detected.   
      
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