I am always in awe of anyone who engages in complex conversations in a language other than their first. In that I commend you.
You said:
> Any theory, even the most basic and self-evident one, should be be understood as "the best current explanation to a question" instead of the absolute truth.
That's absolutely true in science. But as was pointed out, the linked article is not about science, it's about mathematics.
Editing lightly - please correct me if I'm mis-representing you:
> ... mathematicians use proofs and logical deductions instead of experimentation.
Yes.
> But the idea still holds, whatever conclusion they reach should be taken as the best current answer instead of absolute immutable god-given truth.
I think nearly every mathematician would agree that (a) There is a lot of mathematics that is a human construction; (b) There are mistakes, although not many; (c) There is a fundamental difference in the nature of the uncertainty in mathematical proofs as compared with scientific theories; (d) Most of mathematics is not "God-Given Truth", but it is not just "the best current answer."
This is why I wanted to know how much experience you have of advanced mathematics, I wanted to know where you are in this spectrum.
And I'm still not really sure of what point you're trying to make. It's obvious that mathematical proofs are fundamentally different from scientific theories, so you must be saying something else, perhaps something deeper. I just don't know what it is.
I am always in awe of anyone who engages in complex conversations in a language other than their first. In that I commend you.
You said:
> Any theory, even the most basic and self-evident one, should be be understood as "the best current explanation to a question" instead of the absolute truth.
That's absolutely true in science. But as was pointed out, the linked article is not about science, it's about mathematics.
Editing lightly - please correct me if I'm mis-representing you:
> ... mathematicians use proofs and logical deductions instead of experimentation.
Yes.
> But the idea still holds, whatever conclusion they reach should be taken as the best current answer instead of absolute immutable god-given truth.
I think nearly every mathematician would agree that (a) There is a lot of mathematics that is a human construction; (b) There are mistakes, although not many; (c) There is a fundamental difference in the nature of the uncertainty in mathematical proofs as compared with scientific theories; (d) Most of mathematics is not "God-Given Truth", but it is not just "the best current answer."
This is why I wanted to know how much experience you have of advanced mathematics, I wanted to know where you are in this spectrum.
And I'm still not really sure of what point you're trying to make. It's obvious that mathematical proofs are fundamentally different from scientific theories, so you must be saying something else, perhaps something deeper. I just don't know what it is.
Perhaps I never will.