If one has similar experiences (the sun rising) under similar circumstances then
one is supposed to 'extrapolate' or 'generalise' that pattern and predict it
will continue (I expect the sun to rise tomorrow morning).
Out of this repetition we get 'induction', and some believe that there is a principle of nature
at work here in this repetition, i.e the future will resemble the past, the distant will resemble the near,
the unseen will resemble the seen.
But there is a logical gap with inductive thinking which can't be bridged
for you cannot obtain predictions from experiences.
Science is about reality i.e not about how the stars, or the night sky look but what they are made of.
Most of which has never been observed.
Adapted from the source: The Beginning of Infinity. David Deutsch, Allen Lane, 2011
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one is supposed to 'extrapolate' or 'generalise' that pattern and predict it
will continue (I expect the sun to rise tomorrow morning).
Out of this repetition we get 'induction', and some believe that there is a principle of nature
at work here in this repetition, i.e the future will resemble the past, the distant will resemble the near,
the unseen will resemble the seen.
But there is a logical gap with inductive thinking which can't be bridged
for you cannot obtain predictions from experiences.
Science is about reality i.e not about how the stars, or the night sky look but what they are made of.
Most of which has never been observed.
Adapted from the source: The Beginning of Infinity. David Deutsch, Allen Lane, 2011
Peter Cheevers books at Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=peter+cheevers&x=11&y=14
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