Question by : Is modern science omniscient?
No, science hasn’t discovered all things

often hear the comment, “Science has proved there is no unicorns.”Don’t ever be bullied by such a statement. Science is completely incapable of proving such a thing.

I’m not saying that because I don’t like science

can science prove there are no unicorns? Absolutely not. How could science ever prove that unicorns don’t exist? All science can do is say that scientists may have been looking for unicorns for a long time and never found any. They might therefore conclude that no one is justified in believing that unicorns exist. They might show how certain facts considered to be evidence for unicorns in the past can be explained adequately by other things. They may invoke Occam’s Razor to favor a simpler explanation for the facts than that unicorns exist. But scientists can never prove unicorns themselves don’t exist.Since science, by its very nature, is never capable of proving the non-existence of anything, one can never accurately claim that science has proven unicorns doesn’t exist. That’s a misuse of the discipline. Such a claim would require omniscience.
(Our Science is not a omniscience and need to improve).

Modern Science/Baby Science(600 Years)- modern science is generally traced back to the early modern period, during what is known as the Scientific Revolution that took place in 16th and 17th century Europe.

Galileo Galilei- Father of Modern Science

Roger Bacon. He was a 13th century philosopher and monk and one of the first to advocate the modern scientific method. I understand that this answer puts me at odds with Wikipedia, who surprisingly (to me, anyway) did choose Galileo.

I respect Galileo, but he stood on Bacon’s shoulders. Granted, obviously Bacon stood on still earlier shoulders, but he was the first advocate of modern science in the 2nd millenium, several centuries before Galileo.

Sir isaac Newton.Because he is best known for his explanation of gravity. He also make the 3 laws of motion; 1st law of inertia, 2nd law of mass and acceleration and the 3rd once is law of interaction.
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Answer by Funky Bird
No. Modern science doesn’t know everything. Where did you get the idea that it does? Maybe you should read a book some day.

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Question by doctor octagon: Modern contributions by Socrates, Plato, Machiavelli??
I am looking for a cultural artifact (maybe a song, picture, film, article) that resonates with beliefs and concepts expressed by one of these philosophers. ANY ideas or thoughts would help.

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Answer by Convictionist
Check out their pages on Wikipedia.
It usually has a ‘pop culture references’ section on pages about historic ideas or people.

Good luck.

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Question by monu: Name a French officer in Napoleon’s army who in 1795 patented the modern method of kiln-firing powdered graphi
)What is the name of the puppet in wood created in Lefon?

Name the French doctor who gave the first exact description of the structure of the internal ear.

Where in France can you walk and travel among the volcanic ranges that are 10,000 years old?

Where at present is money minted in France?

Which historic building is the prestigious venue for the most important events of the Festival d’Avignon?

Which disaster contingency plan is set in motion whenever there is a major disaster in France?

What in addition to eggs symbolises Easter in France?
Name a place in Eastern France that is noted for its hot sulphurous springs in the Savoy province

Name a renowned French Physician and medical author, noted for his identification and use of terms physiology, pathology and therapeutics

Name the French Physician who developed a method of taking small pieces of muscle (biopsy) from patients for microscopical examinations

Which French physicist invented a device called Dark Siren, in which a note is produced by blowing air through holes cut in a spinning disk?

Which well-known French Scientist and mathematician invented the first machine, which could add, carry digits automatically?
Name the King of France who made it the most powerful country in Europe between 1643-1715.
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Which Frenchman in 1867/68 invented the first dry cell battery?

What is the French name for any castle with towers?

What was kept on top of the Eiffel Tower during World War I to detect approaching bomber aircrafts?

. in Northern France, children are given gifts on Dec 6th instead of Christmas. What is December 6th celebrated as?
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Where is the largest surviving amphitheatre in France?

The philosophical viewpoint on Dualism which asserts that there are two kinds of substance, mind stuff and ordinary stuff, where mind stuff is not supposed to be composed of matter and is able to exist independently, was expressed by which 17th century philosopher and mathematician?
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In March 1871, after an attempt by the National Assembly in Versailles to disown the Paris National Guard was unsuccessful, a provisional government called the Paris Commune was established and held power until May of that year. This provisional government is important in history for a particular reason why?
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This movement in French painting lasted from 1898 to 1908 and revolutionised the use of colour in modern art. Its name literally meant Wild Boar in French. Name it.

Name the French photographer and inventor who in 1851 invented the waxed-paper process to replace the calotype process.
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Name the French mathematician who used letters of the alphabet to represent unknown quantities in 1591.
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Who published the first textbook on differential calculus

. Who was the founder of the Science of Stereochemistry in 1848?
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Name the French physician who discovered how our body recognizes Foreign cells.
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Which French surgeon’s research threw light on the Brains activities?
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Name a French electrician who invented the telegraph apparatus, which takes his name, as well as the first apparatus to transcribe the telegraph in characters.
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Name the first great scientific school of the modern world, founded in 1794, to put the results of science in the service of France.

Where in the Palace of Versailles did the Allied forces and Germany sign the peace treaty after World War I?
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Name a Frenchman who invented synthetic Camphor.
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Name a French physiologist who showed that sensory and motor nerves have separate origins in the spine in 1822.
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Name a French plane manufacturer who was the founder of “air postal”.
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Name a French engineer who invented a procedure of working out the steel which took his name.
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Who first traversed the Mediterranean Sea in a plane?
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Name the reputed French archaeologist who was with the team that excavated the Indus Valley sites in 1963.

Name the prestigious daily newspaper of France that is considered to be one of the premier newspapers of the world.

Name the oldest repertory theatre in the world, situated in Paris.
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Name the physician who in 1921 devised the physical laws and principles upon which modern tomographic system of medical imaging are based.
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A village in Normandy contains a famous 1,200 year-old oak said to be the oldest in France. Two chapels, one above the other, are built in the hollow trunk, both roofed, floored and panelled in wood. A wooden staircase around the outside provides access and also supports the tree. Name the village.
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What is the French word for the punctuation mark comma?

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Answer by JohnRingold
Where at present is money minted in France?

The “Monnaie de Paris” (Paris Mint) is one of France’s oldest institutions, with a history dating back over 12 centuries.

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Question by Jane Doe: what philosopher (and there theory’s) are clearly seen today in the modern world?
through society, books, movies, songs…?

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Answer by Karl Poemerson
Well for one, my good philosophical friend, Karl Marx.

Also, Ralph Waldo Emerson, known for Self Reliance and other works, who emphasized on non conformity.

About all I see with my novice philosopher’s eyes

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Question by 2kool4u: Is Christianity the cause of the three great evils of the modern world?
The athetist philosopher Nietzsche believed that the three great evils of the modern world were feminism, democracy and socialism. He thought that they had their origin in Christianity itself, which was a slave religion and erroneously taught the equality of all souls in the sight of God, thus supplanting the older pagan values of domination, honour etc, and substituting for them a society of mediocrity and equality. Was he right?
Sorry, misspelled atheist.

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Answer by *Latina Babe*
no

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Question by Cynical_beyond_belief: What is a Bible for? In modern times?
First and foremost, I am a Catholic, meaning if anyone studies the Bible than anyone else, its the Catholic Church, since they translate, compiled and distributed it since waaaay back.

But now that a lot of issues that cant be solved by consulting the Bible, what is it for? I mean true, back then Matthew, John and Luke etc. are one of the greatest Philosophers of all time, but if we ask them about this Stem Cell debate we are debating about they will probably be like “WTF is a stem cell dude?”, lets just be honest here….

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Answer by Matthew
The Bible is perfect for all times, and the main message is about Jesus Christ! =)

Catholicism isn’t Christian. They worship the pope when they should be worshiping Jesus, man made rules, teach works for salvation, added books to the Bible, worship statues and loads of other idolatry. It can’t save. Only Jesus can. Please pray a sincere prayer with all of your heart admitting to Jesus you are a sinner. Have full faith that His blood pays off all of your sins and accept His gift of everlasting life. I pray that God blesses you with peace. Amen.

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Question by Lorena: Modern Medieval Political theory?
Modern Medieval:
1.What is the main political thought that emerges from each period?
2.Discuss any contending political issue of each period?
3.Compare political idealism vs political realism?
4.Choose any two philosophers (theorists) and discuss their arguments on a political concept (what the teolo’s of political community, justice, equality, citizenship, etc.
5.What the political justification of the American political community?

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Answer by Neela
Make money
take out the poor

thats been forever.

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Question by Original Resonance: Is Cow Marks the most overrated philosopher in modern history?

Quite on the contrary, I think his theories and ideas resonated with most people. You don’t need to be educated nor intelligent to absorb his ideology as your own. That was why he was so popular with the lowly proles. His philosophical ideal is simply to make society a “better” place. Which is fallacious and delusional if you ask me. There is no such thing as society. There is only geography. Why should I indiscriminately care for a faceless arbitrary entity? If we have a duty to each other in society, then should a law-biding citizen pay for the sins of the law-breaking citizen? Socialism is an aberration from human empathy. And empathy is a vestige of the past. Humans evolve to feel the pain of each other because this skill is vital for the survival of individuals. We need to anticipate how others feel in order to exploit them. It was never about sacrificing for others. But of course, humans are not always rational.
We don’t always behave purposefully towards any teleology of any kind. For example, sex is for reproduction. And yet modern humans have no qualms practising protected sex for sex’s sake. Similarly, when we cry over the misfortunes of others, or sacrifice our lives to save a stranger in distress, we are making rational choices. If socialists/marxists argue that irrationality is good, then I wouldn’t have objected. But they are asserting that helping others for helping’s sake is self-evidently justified. How so, if I may ask?
Correction: Similarly, when we cry over the misfortunes of others, or sacrifice our lives to save a stranger in distress, we are NOT making rational choices.

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Answer by Pen Guin
You mean Karl? He’s the most misquoted and misunderstood.

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Question by OHIO STATE IS THAT DEAL!!!!!!!!!: Can anybody tell me which of Mary Wollstonecrafts ideas is used in modern day laws and society.?
She is a philosopher from the enlightenment.

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Answer by Kevin C
Do a google or wikipedia search on it:

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Question by Hunter T: What is a creative modern day job for René Descartes.?
I have a project to do and i have to think of a good job for Rene Descartes… im drawing blank. it has to be creative. in case you don’t know he was a philosopher, creater of geometry and the coordinate graph, and he was also an avid scientist. go here for more info…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes

easy 10 points for good idea.

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Answer by ♪♫Dana♫♪
professor at a university

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