Mr. Rozendaal, should we reexamine the notion of “Explain”? Perhaps the ultimate goal (from a value perspective) is power, not knowledge as such. (This would obviously constitute a testability criterion.) Or, with Bacon, we could similarly say that Knowledge is Power. Either way, the sky-spirits answer is substantively different from, for instance, Lavoisier’s explanation of combustion.
Perhaps “Explain” should be split into “delay” and “scientific answer”?
Mr. Rozendaal, should we reexamine the notion of “Explain”? Perhaps the ultimate goal (from a value perspective) is power, not knowledge as such. (This would obviously constitute a testability criterion.) Or, with Bacon, we could similarly say that Knowledge is Power. Either way, the sky-spirits answer is substantively different from, for instance, Lavoisier’s explanation of combustion.
Perhaps “Explain” should be split into “delay” and “scientific answer”?