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 Originally Posted by OngBonga
Fair enough, but understanding why something happens is surely within the scope of science. I get the predictions are the primary goal, but that's a lot easier if you understand why. For example, Einstein told us why gravity happens. That made it much easier to predict the orbit of Mercury.
Not really, no.
Einstein didn't tell us "why" anything. He only better described what we observe.
I can't speak for all sciences, but "why" doesn't reasonably seem provable in any way that doesn't dilute the meaning and relevance of scientific methods.
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