We need a grouping to make it clear that some fields produce theories and others produce theorems.
We need theory-producers to be more humble and provisional in their statements. We need theory-producers to forever remain open for their theories to be falsified or refined (whilst not being paralysed by doubt about theories that have stood the test of time). In other words, we need a slightly different culture.
But we also need a way to rebut someone who says "OK, but can you prove we're not living in a perfect simulation of reality with a fabricated history that was created yesterday?". In science, the rebuttal is "No, I can't prove that, science depends falsification rather than proof. Can you suggest a way I could falsify it? If not, then I'm going to get on with my work because it doesn't make a difference to my field either way"
We need theory-producers to be more humble and provisional in their statements. We need theory-producers to forever remain open for their theories to be falsified or refined (whilst not being paralysed by doubt about theories that have stood the test of time). In other words, we need a slightly different culture.
But we also need a way to rebut someone who says "OK, but can you prove we're not living in a perfect simulation of reality with a fabricated history that was created yesterday?". In science, the rebuttal is "No, I can't prove that, science depends falsification rather than proof. Can you suggest a way I could falsify it? If not, then I'm going to get on with my work because it doesn't make a difference to my field either way"