Hmm, same word, two distinct concepts.
> > If that's the case then I think Science is Post-Structuralist. Or at least
> > there is such thing as post-structuralist science. It is still possible to
> > practice science, to generate ever more accurate theories, while knowing
> > that no theory can perfectly describe reality.
>
> Yes, but the very act of deciding that a model /can even be made/ is
> that science views reality as having a "True Structure" to model after.
Yes. Are you suggesting that a model cannot be made?
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> Essentially what I saying here is that you don't have to accept science
> on faith. You have to accept that /your eyes/ (and other senses) are
> showing you what's really out there. That peice of faith, plus a lot of
> work, can justify the body of scientific knowledge.
You have to accept that your senses are somehow influenced by
reality. It is not the same thing, and it isn't faith.
> > What terrible things do you think would happen if everyone was
> > reasonable?
>
> A lot of people whould lose their faith. Bridges and tall buildings
> might become popular places...
You seem to be suggesting that once people became reasonable
they would start committing suicide. I don't get it.
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