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-====== The Possibility of Knowledge ======+====== The Nature of Knowledge ======
 Knowledge, in any enduring sense, is not a collection of certainties but a network of provisional claims, each waiting to be overturned. Our senses deceive us, our minds interpret imperfectly, and the world we think we know is always filtered through perception and expectation. As humans, we must begin from a position of uncertainty, and perhaps the scientific method begins by admitting that uncertainty rather than pretending to resolve it. The brilliance of the scientific method lies not in proving what is true, but in discovering what can be shown to be false. The reality is that we are [[probably wrong]], but we can narrow the field of error. Knowledge, in any enduring sense, is not a collection of certainties but a network of provisional claims, each waiting to be overturned. Our senses deceive us, our minds interpret imperfectly, and the world we think we know is always filtered through perception and expectation. As humans, we must begin from a position of uncertainty, and perhaps the scientific method begins by admitting that uncertainty rather than pretending to resolve it. The brilliance of the scientific method lies not in proving what is true, but in discovering what can be shown to be false. The reality is that we are [[probably wrong]], but we can narrow the field of error.
  
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-====== The Likelihood of Explanations ======+====== Probably Wrong Explanations ======
 When scientists construct explanations, they are not weaving permanent fabrics of truth; they are stitching hypotheses that must endure the tearing forces of falsification. An idea that cannot be tested is not protected - it is irrelevant. The power of an explanation comes from its fragility, ie. its willingness to be broken. The beauty of a scientific idea is not in how convincingly it speaks, but in how precisely it invites contradiction. The keyword here is //precisely//, because with a good scientific theory you know //exactly// where and how to refute it. When scientists construct explanations, they are not weaving permanent fabrics of truth; they are stitching hypotheses that must endure the tearing forces of falsification. An idea that cannot be tested is not protected - it is irrelevant. The power of an explanation comes from its fragility, ie. its willingness to be broken. The beauty of a scientific idea is not in how convincingly it speaks, but in how precisely it invites contradiction. The keyword here is //precisely//, because with a good scientific theory you know //exactly// where and how to refute it.
  
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