Science Is Not Philosophy

In the sparest terms, all of science reduces to theory and result. Neither alone is sufficient. No finite amount of experimental data can ever prove a scientific theory. Scientific theory displays strength exactly because of its vulnerability to falsifying data. Scientific theory is progressive because it remains subject to being discarded and replaced by a better theory that supports more, or different or contradictory, data. The content of theory does not determine the contents of our observations and experiments as it would do if science truly were axiomatic. Science is not philosophy.