I mean that we cannot prove history with absolute certainty. In a normal math theorem for example, we can decisively prove something, right?
Right.
Well, I don’t see that level of certainty even possible in the area of history.
Ah, I see what you mean.
Do you find value in science?
I sure do. I really enjoy science.
What about those areas of science where the degree of certainty is not 100%? Like medicine for example… would you use a treatment (if you needed it) for a procedure that had less than 100% certainty?
I suppose I would… it seems like a lot of medicine, and perhaps science in general does not deal in 100% certainty.
But it’s also repeatable. We can conduct experiments to more effectively prove something. We can’t do that with history since we can’t repeat a past event exactly. There are just so many variables.
Cool. Makes sense. Mind if I ask you about that reasonable and repeatable certainty we have in science?