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The foundations of science has not progressed for ( at least) 40 years.

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It depends on what you mean by 'fundamentals". I actually think scientists have discovered many fundamental processes that seem to work. Whether they are accurate for every part of the universe is open to question. But they do work for us here and now. What scientists have not been able to do is answer fundamental questions. And while scientists have had great success applying what they discover, they still have no idea why things work, or why the rules are what they are.

I think we all should recognize that we are at the beginning of science. What we think we know is far less than what there is to know. And most of what we think we know probably isn't right. It's important to know that you don't know much. And 200 years from now people will probably laugh at most of our beliefs, even our scientific beliefs.
 
It depends on what you mean by 'fundamentals". I actually think scientists have discovered many fundamental processes that seem to work. Whether they are accurate for every part of the universe is open to question. But they do work for us here and now. What scientists have not been able to do is answer fundamental questions. And while scientists have had great success applying what they discover, they still have no idea why things work, or why the rules are what they are.

I think we all should recognize that we are at the beginning of science. What we think we know is far less than what there is to know. And most of what we think we know probably isn't right. It's important to know that you don't know much. And 200 years from now people will probably laugh at most of our beliefs, even our scientific beliefs.

I already do a lot of laughing at some people's beliefs.
 
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