Reply #11: There is a philosophical weak spot in science

[Az]

Its based off the solipsistic issue. We don't know that the reality we percieve is truly reality. For all we know we may be brains in vats being fed our view of reality. We have no means of testing this currently. But the problem is that we start with a faith based position. That this experience is true. That our perceptions are not flawed.

We have to accept this flaw. Acknowledge it. Science thus is a method to explore the reality we percieve. If suddenly we are made aware of our status as a brain in a vat (or some other change of reality) we can then attempt to understand the new evidence provided to us. But till such a time we can only consider the reality we percieve.

Unfortunately due to few not recognising this flaw most take an authoratarian approach to demanding that science explains everything. It certainly might. But we cannot prove that it will. And that is where the IDers and creationists frolic and play.