Q&A: The Results of Science
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The Results of Science
Question
Is it possible to prove that causality exists from the fact that science (medicine, physics, etc.) relies on causality and up to now it has always worked? Suppose doctors conclude that a certain disease is the cause of people’s pain, and that certain bacteria are the cause of the disease, and when they eradicate the disease the patients recover.
Answer
If you mean a logical proof, then no. The assumption of causality is reinforced by science, but it also stands at its foundation.
If it is reinforced by science, then that’s proof, isn’t it? Because science assumes causality by virtue of being what it is, and therefore if statistically it has always worked, then you can say that it is more probable than the opposite.