Scientifc Method - Part 1.

This series of blogs is the outcome of discussions that i had with my friend Kislay Verma. It isin the form of emails exchanged thru and forth.

First mail is mine. Then we reply alternately.

Shankara wrote:

Let me pose this question to the objectivist.
Do u think, scientific analysis can help us understand an object?
Or you believe, scientific analysis is far from perfect?

KISLAY WROTE:

In my opinion, both your statements are correct.

Vis-s-vis the second statement, I would like emphasise that I don't mean
that the process of scientific enquiry is wrong.
By the process I mean the hypothesise-test-conclude-rehypothesise(if
wrong) process. What I mean is that we may not at all times know what
questions to ask and how to ask them. This might introduce problems in
the scientific process.

Am I clear or do I need to write one of my trademark massive mails?

SHANKARA WROTE:

I do not mind your trademark massive mails.

But do you think, certain formulae and certain equations can capture the
essence of the phenomenon?

Say for example, u want to understand the motion of a particle in space?
What do u think will be the best way to "understand it". By
understanding
it, I mean can u feel its motion?