Is There a Limit to Scientific Understanding?
Science is a process to find objective truths. It relies upon consistency, if a counterexample is found to a theory that theory is considered incorrect. New theories must match all existing data. Einstein&#x27;s theory of General Relativity is a good example of this; it replaces Newtonian gravitation in extreme circumstances but provides the exact same results in the limit around everyday energies.<p>Science cannot create objective understanding of purely subjective systems. The issues surrounding consciousness and qualia are of this sort, while everyone experiences their reality they are inherently outside the domain of objective truth. The closest science can get is to consider them as &quot;emergent phenomena&quot; and give up on explaining the issue.