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[-] pyre@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

science doesn't determine why, it determines how to the best of our abilities. why implies purpose and/or intent, which isn't something science measures.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Oh we do measure why's, that's the point of social sciences. You just have to accept that purpose and intent don't exist in a vacuum and are the result of human perception and expression then study it as such. As a human phenomenon. From philosophy to psychology, there's a vast body of analysis on the why of many things. Cultural artifacts for example are the equivalent of batteries, where meaning is concentrated, captured and can be measured, studied and analysed.

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