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I answer it here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41851265

If you want to learn more look up Karl popper. It’s his philosophy.

In response to the other sibling replies I’m basically talking about science as in the scientific method. What are the limits of the scientific method in terms of determining truth?

One thing that isn’t addressed is fundamentally limited accuracy and precision of observational instruments. This actually makes things not falsifiable as well but I don’t talk about this because it complicates everything.



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