ganjavih
Senior Member
Not to throw another ingredient into the pot, but there is also the possibility that there is no truth in the universe. Regardless of whether we will be able to attain understanding of it, there may be no objectivity out there to search for.
My view is that there is this thing called truth, but it is difficult to attain. Scientific method, as flawed as it may be, is the best tool we have to uncover what the truth is.
It's also my view that if you're absolutely sure about things, you compromise your ability to be scientifically objective. After all, if you already know the answer, your experiments will be biased to give that answer. That's why I'm sceptical of these scientists who appear to have an axe to grind. The ideal scientist, IMHO, always has a little bit of doubt, is always questioning things, in the pursuit of this abstract notion of truth. Of course, the ideal doesn't exist.