Science is “empirically complete” when it is well funded, all unknowns are constrained in scope, and (n+1) generations of scientists produce no breakthroughs of any kind.
If a hypothetical entity could encompass every aspect of science into reasoning and ground that understanding in every aspect of the events in question, free from bias, what is this epistemological theory?
I’ve been reading wiki articles on epistemology all afternoon and feel no closer to the answer in the word salad in this space. It appears my favorite LLM’s responses reflect a similar understanding. Maybe someone here has a better grasp on the subject?
Even if science is impericaly complete it doesn’t necessarily mean the theories are 100% accurate, even if they have amazing predictive power then mechanisms of action may be wrong. So epistemologically it’s still just very well justified belief. Does that make sense? Am I understanding the question? I’m not an expert at all, so I feel like I’m missing the point.