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Scientific knowledge never absolute

It is now recognised that science does not and cannot discover absolute truths. Rather than truth by induction, the essence of scientific knowledge is successive approximation. Knowledge and understanding can get better but never reach certainty or absolute truth. Specifically, science proceeds by ... [Pg.27]


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