Posted: May 26, 2020 10:23 am
I'm not sure what you mean. all I'm stating is a pretty basic philosophical observation called epistemic humility.
"In the philosophy of science, epistemic humility refers to a posture of scientific observation rooted in the recognition that (a) knowledge of the world is always interpreted, structured, and filtered by the observer, and that, as such, (b) scientific pronouncements must be built on the recognition of observation's inability to grasp the world in itself."
and the speed of light is an agreement on a perceived observation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light
"The speed of light in vacuum commonly denoted c, is a universal physical constant important in many areas of physics. Its exact value is defined as 299792458 meters per second (approximately 300000 km/s, or 186000 mi/s). [*]It is exact because by international agreement[*] a meter is [*]defined[*] as the length of the path traveled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1⁄299792458 second." and henceforth the definitions.
that's what reality is; a mosaic agreement on what the state of affairs is, with (hopefully) the understanding that we are flawed and need correction within a set of standards and goals (that is trying understanding reality for what it is).
my point was that we live in models that help us understand reality. they are not the reality themselves. we cannot access 100% unbiased reality, as we are caged by perception.
"In the philosophy of science, epistemic humility refers to a posture of scientific observation rooted in the recognition that (a) knowledge of the world is always interpreted, structured, and filtered by the observer, and that, as such, (b) scientific pronouncements must be built on the recognition of observation's inability to grasp the world in itself."
and the speed of light is an agreement on a perceived observation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light
"The speed of light in vacuum commonly denoted c, is a universal physical constant important in many areas of physics. Its exact value is defined as 299792458 meters per second (approximately 300000 km/s, or 186000 mi/s). [*]It is exact because by international agreement[*] a meter is [*]defined[*] as the length of the path traveled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1⁄299792458 second." and henceforth the definitions.
that's what reality is; a mosaic agreement on what the state of affairs is, with (hopefully) the understanding that we are flawed and need correction within a set of standards and goals (that is trying understanding reality for what it is).
my point was that we live in models that help us understand reality. they are not the reality themselves. we cannot access 100% unbiased reality, as we are caged by perception.