| Mazty said: The scientific method does not require faith; that is a failing to understand it as it is a logical method of determining something. As it is based on logic, it is inherently true and therefore faith is not a requirement. You do not need faith to know that 1 + 1 = 2. The issue with religion is that it is based on believing something without proof. That goes against the scientific method. |
The scientific method is not really inherently true. It is our best method at overcoming biased inferences, counteracting empirical uncertainty, and establishing causal explanations....that doesn't mean its inherently true.
However, I wouldn't say its a matter of faith, but it is an unprovable assumption that scientists must make.....they can't prove that the scientific method is true through scientific investigation because the very scientific stuides they would use to prove the veracity of the scientific method fundamentally assume that the scientific method is valid.....which is circular.
Its really just Hume's problem of induction in a different context.
Also, 1+1=2 is a necessary truth, which is different from the inferential arguments that the scientific method depends upon.
