June 8, 1637: Descartes Codifies Scientific Method

Common sense at its best !

On the contrary, check out this other guy's essay, but before you tremble and shake in rage, consider it a satirical writing.

Yahlasit

Hardly satirical.

Man deludes himself by thinking that he has any true understanding of causation. We only need to look at the historical development of any given model as it evolves from one "wrong" concept to the next based on new data sets showing less and less correlation based on the previous model.

All we truly have is the data set constructed within the limits of its accuracy and some guess as to how it all works. Heisenberg knew this when he considered the Uncertainty Principle.

Object and subject are one.

John

I think I think, therefore I think I am, I think.

Although a valuable tool, the Cartesian split has led our "rational" society to assume we stand apart from what we observe. This is a fallacy. And a short-coming in attempting to gain insight into our nature and the nature of our reality.

I posted this thread waaay back.
The philosopher and the cash machine.|
The thread is moderately amusing/irreverant.
It's worth a look if you missed it and need a chuckle.
Del