wendy simon: Topic 7: Are There Limits to Science?

	Group 7 addressed the question of limits 
to science? 
Unfortunately, i had to leave early so I 
did not get 
to hear each group member speak. However, 
from what I 
did hear, there were a few things that 
struck me. The 
being talked down to.  Rather, I felt that 
the group gave me their honest conclusions 
from what they had learned.  In my opinion 
the answer does not have to be black and 
white.  We do not have to decide whether 
we agree with realists or contextualists.  
There has to be some grey area. While I 
cannot say that there is no limit to 
finite amount of knowledge.  For me, 
there is a middle ground.  I believe that 
there is a limit to what we will learn in 
science, but that does not mean that 
there is a finite amount of knowledge.  
We, as humans, have no way of knowing 
these things, it is beyond us, but it is 
my belief that this ties into the idea of 
science and religion.  I believe that we 
will learn as much as God wants us to. I 
do not believe that this will be 
everything there is to learn.  I like the 
idea of the ray because it fits what we 
know now.  There are some disciplines 
where we have learned all there is, but 
other areas are still mysteries to us.  
The example of the origin of the universe 
is a hard topic.  It shows the second 
case, since no human was there for the 
origin, humans cannot find out what 
exactly happened.  There are many 
theories, but they are just that, 
theories.  It is a scientists job to try 
to prove these theories, but this is one 
area where we can find no conclusive 
proof now. 
	In conclusion, there are limits to what 
humans can learn, or know, but whether or 
not there are limits is another question.  
One that I am not prepared to answer. 
	While I missed the discussion (if there 
was one) I still felt that the 
presentation was engaging and I was very 
impressed with the material.