Does Science Truly Represent Reality?

As much as I love reading about things scientific I have a basic problem with treating science as any sort of fundamental truth.Let us start with the idea that the universe is about 14 billion years old. We live on a planet that spins at a certain rate, rotates around the sun at a certain rate, is part of a solar system moving at a certain rate and is part of a galaxy that is presumably moving at a certain rate. We have no idea as to what our absolute velocity is or to what standard we could measure that velocity against.We know that time decreases as velocity increases. If our velocity increased to light speed we would say that the universe just is and we would have no concept of time or change. What if our velocity within the universe would be zero then would time be infinite, and what would be the ramifications of that?Let’s look at evolution. We have evolved from single celled life forms, (with or without God), into beings with consciousness and with 5 basic senses. With these 5 senses we perceive the universe in a particular way. What if we had evolved with different senses or with fewer senses? We have vision which is dependent on photons to perceive the universe in a specific way. What if we had a sense that instead of using photons, required gravitons to perceive the universe. Presumably that would give us a different reality.It appears that everything that we perceive as matter is made up of particles which are nothing but points of energy. (Not being a scientist I’m out on a limb there, but even if that is not correct I think the point is valid anyway.) Through our consciousness we perceive and interpret these particles in a particular way, but our perceived reality of matter is not at all what it seems. This desk seems solid enough.My point is that science is dependent on our particular set of senses, and our particular place in the universe to come to its conclusions. All then that science can say is that this is how we perceive things to be, but we really have no idea of how our perception of things compares with reality. Maybe with different senses we would perceive dark matter and not visible matter. Maybe if we had additional senses we would perceive a whole other world out there that we don’t even know exists.In the end science is another level of faith. Science is required to have faith that our perception of things represents reality but there is no empirical proof that this is actually so.I suggest one of the science forums so that it doesn't get bogged down in a religious discussion. I definitely am not advocating for a 6000 year old world, which I don't believe in, and this has nothing to do with My Christian faith. I see this as being more philosophical than anything else.

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