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Originally Posted by Iron Greasel
even logic in addition to
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Here lies the problem. Even using an ounce of logic is
using theory. As I believe van Fraassen has put it: "our language is theory-infected". I would like to add that you can test something to be true as long as it's observable. It is important because science often has theories about unobservables.
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Touché, I suppose.  I don't know why constants are constant or why the formulae are as they are, and don't think anyone else knows either. But I don't think I could explain it even with magic, without ultimately resorting to an "it just is"-argument. Addition of ghosts or pixies or wizards or demons or similar personal forces still does not explain why the world is made by the aforementioned to work as it does.
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Yes and this is exactly what I like to point to: science doesn't explain everything. This in conjunction with the hard reality that we often don't know whether something is true leads to the conclusion (in my opinion) that we cannot simply rule out these "ghost" things,
as scientists. As a person I can have several judgements, however.
