No, Science is founded on the search to describe the universe in rational terms.
Penicillin, the electric circuit, skin care, the combustion engine and flight have all been developed based upon current scientific opinion on how things work. And indeed the fact that they all work is continued supporting evidence that the scientific hypotheses and theories they're based upon work the way that we expect.
There is nothing that says we will not find some underlying principle (in micro- or macrocosm) that will redefine our understanding of just what the hell electricity is. Our understanding of electromagnetism is simply our current best understanding, not proof positive of what it is or is not. That doesn't mean the electric circuit will stop working if we have a sudden significant shift in our understanding of electricity. It means that we'll be able to apply the new understanding to make the electric circuit or whatever replaces it better.
Nothing you've listed is proven. Science doesn't prove. It can disprove, but it can't prove, and it's not trying to.
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Date: 2007-12-03 06:59 pm (UTC)Penicillin, the electric circuit, skin care, the combustion engine and flight have all been developed based upon current scientific opinion on how things work. And indeed the fact that they all work is continued supporting evidence that the scientific hypotheses and theories they're based upon work the way that we expect.
There is nothing that says we will not find some underlying principle (in micro- or macrocosm) that will redefine our understanding of just what the hell electricity is. Our understanding of electromagnetism is simply our current best understanding, not proof positive of what it is or is not. That doesn't mean the electric circuit will stop working if we have a sudden significant shift in our understanding of electricity. It means that we'll be able to apply the new understanding to make the electric circuit or whatever replaces it better.
Nothing you've listed is proven. Science doesn't prove. It can disprove, but it can't prove, and it's not trying to.