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Understanding how science reveals the structure of reality
Why Scientific Theories Never Actually Prove Anything True
Discover how science gains reliability by abandoning certainty and why the strongest theories are those we've tried hardest to destroy
The Underdetermination Problem: When Evidence Can't Choose
Discover why multiple incompatible theories can perfectly explain the same evidence, revealing science's hidden philosophical depths
How Science Decides Between Competing Theories
Discover why scientists choose one explanation over another when multiple theories fit the same evidence perfectly
How Paradigm Shifts Actually Transform Science
Discover why scientific breakthroughs require abandoning entire worldviews, not just updating facts, and how conceptual revolutions reshape the questions science asks.
The Realism Debate: Does Science Describe Reality or Just Predict It
Uncover why science's greatest successes raise profound questions about whether we truly know reality or just predict it remarkably well