Astrophysicist argues for truth beyond science
Ground-breaking astrophysicist and UC-Irvine professor, Jonathan Feng, responds to the question, “Is there truth beyond science?” at The Veritas Forum at Caltech. Prof. Feng considers the views of atheist philosopher, Bertrand Russell, who made the following strong statement: “While it is true that science cannot decide questions of value, that is because they cannot be intellectually decided at all, and lie outside the realm of truth and falsehood. Whatever knowledge is attainable, must be attained by scientific methods; and what science cannot discover, mankind cannot know.” Why does Feng disagree? Watch this 3 min clip!
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