6 44 varia animals kant innateness david powers said whole point science explain phenomena observe saying born explanation even given validity claim fact begs explanation linguistics tendency stop descriptive science always goes mere description describing commonality present across full range human language neat parsimonious way first step science demands explanations language form universals come range parameter settings relationship language thought consciousness perception agree linguistic inquiry push explanatory envelop far possibly let us deceive thinking explanation type david powers speaks anything another level description ultimate sense remains true science never hope explain anything essential way establish cause effect links take back ultimate origin calls infinite wisdom human artificial intelligence simply incapable reason tells us pretend otherwise undermine tenets reason base analysis world enter realm faith unreasonably turning reason religion process best human science provide us partial explanations really descriptions disguise perhaps disagreeably humbling ambitions human enterprise conclusion must come unless abandon empirical foundations altogether claim article faith humankind posseses infinite cognition willing accept latter proposition must recognize empiricism adhere order science leads us kantian barrier beyond reason take us concommitantly like kant must accept reason point go points us direction transcendent origin probably david powers intend remarks project us realm absolutes question philosophy science absolutes fair game essential proper reflection michael picone university alabama mpicone ua1vm ua edu