What Is Empirical Sciences?

1. Empirical sciences are sciences that make assertions “the truth of which is dependent on the world”, they use our senses, either observations about the world or experiments (not always possible, we cannot create all the situations needed) to come to a claim. For example, statistics and computer science are not empirical sciences, because their truth is not dependent on what the world is like. They are true regardless of what is happening in the world, it has nothing to do with how the world behaves, because our observations will not change the truth of the statistics and computer science. This is the case, because the truths that come from them are a priori, they are not dependent upon observations and experiments and so we only rely on …show more content…
I personally do not fear the advances of science but rejoice in them. I remember when the first iPhone came out and I was in 6th grade, everyone was so excited and we all had a feeling our world would change drastically by this new technology, I for one never imagined I would be owning one in the future (today), just as when televisions were first made, they were only accessible to wealthy families and now anyone and almost everyone has a TV or the ability to acquire one. As technology progresses through advances in science, our lives improve and I feel that there is nothing wrong with humanity desiring comfort and convenience in our lifetime. I believe that we will continue to progress and certain aspects in our way of life will change as they always do, but the people in the future will not care about these changes, just as today we care little about how much our lives differ from the medieval times. I am certain no one today wants to return to the medieval times when soup and shampoo did not exist, when you could die from the common cold, things have drastically changed and I do not think we regret these changes. Advancements made in science result in much more positive outcomes then in …show more content…
However, I think the environment only becomes dangerous depending on the people who reside in it, as the Professor mentioned in the lecture, we are not afraid of “guns” but of the “people” that carry them because you never what they plan to do with their weapon. So in essence technology and our advancement is not the problem. If we take our technology away and our advancement in science, people will find ways to kill each other with rocks and sticks, so we have always lived in a world that is dangerous and that is because of the fact we share it with all kinds of