Science can violate logic

I already gave you some arguments, But since you're being stubborn. . . 1. In a sense, Science does violate our logic, But it also brings us to a more reasonable one. Let me explain: lately, Most of my answers have been revolved around the idea that we can never understand what truly is logical or the logical essence of the thing we are trying to comprehend. Here"s a brief explanation that I wrote in a previous answer: " All thought is anthropomorphic", Is a truism which I have been using a lot in my answers lately. To put it simply, Our human minds are limited to human understanding, Which is not the best highest level of understanding there is. If I ask you to imagine what a dog is thinking, You would probably, Without noticing, Attribute thoughts that are human to the dog, Because that is our limit. Just as a monkey won't comprehend philosophical ideas and complex linguistic patterns, We humans have our limits to what we can comprehend. So by understanding that we have limited logic in both comprehension and reason, We must abdicate the idea that logic is the best way to understand the world. Our logic can be the most reasonable of most creatures we know of and it can bring us closer to what the logic of the thing we want to understand truly is, But at the same time, We can never be sure. We get closer to a more reasonable logic by knowledge and therefore by science we break what we previously deemed logical. So, At 1500 BC: Mercury, A heavily poisonous and dangerous element, Was used as an ailment and cure to many diseases. It seemed logical to Qin Shi Huang that mercury could provide him with eternal life, Which had the completely opposite effect. And here"s a more recent one: heroin, Which wreaks havoc and danger wherever it lands, Was hailed as a medical drug that could be used for multiple diseases. We can never understand true logic, So we settle with whatever we deem as logical at a certain point of time. At certain points of time we had deemed peculiar things as logical and rational and at those points science violated our laws of logic by creating new ones. 2. It all depends on definitions. In general, Scientists do not violate the laws of logic, But which logic is applicable is always a matter of concern. There is no one logic. There is propositional logic, Intuitionistic logic, Fuzzy logic, First-order logic, Higher-order logic, Modal logics, Etc. Which one is applicable in a particular situation can be a matter concern. However, In general argumentation, Classical proposition or first-order logic is adhered to. Where scientists can seemingly violate logic (but really don"t) is when they base arguments on false premises that fall outside the realm of logic (e. G. Phlogiston, Ether, Etc. ). 3. Sometimes science doesn"t seem to make sense. We all have preconceived notions about how the universe works, Usually based on what we"ve been taught, Or what we"ve observed with our own senses, And sometimes a scientific discovery or theory seems to violate those notions. But if we are doing science right, This dissonance is simply a temporary condition: eventually, Science will collect the necessary data to confirm or refute the theory, And we"ll be able to say, "Ok, That makes sense now. " Consider the retrograde motion of planets: What is retrograde motion? | EarthSky. Org. To our eyes, Other planets" paths through the sky seem to include slowing, Stopping, And reversing course. When our science was limited by imperfect theories about how planets traveled around the sun, It seemed like science was giving us bad information. As we learned more about the true nature of planetary motion, Our theories changed, And we became better able to explain what we saw. So if science tells you that a coin flipped 100 times will fall heads-side-up about 50% of the time, But your experience with a particular coin is 75 heads and 25 tails, You may have to carefully examine your tools (the coin) and your assumptions (the coin is equally weighted on both sides), And you"ll find that the science is good, And explains your experience just fine once you know the true value of all the variables. 4. Well, Right at the outset I need to discriminate between scientists and science as a whole. But first, Some focus on the word violate. Not all logical mistakes, Even important ones, Are violations, Unless you impose a paralyzing rigor. The 20th-century effort to put mathematics and logic on an ultimate logical foundation has, In my opinion, Pretty much been a failure. We need to acknowledge that one of the strengths of human reasoning is that it proceeds with only approximate and relative certainty. So, Based on that qualification, I will address myself to mistakes rather than violations. And, Yes, Scientists make mistakes all the time. Sometimes they catch themselves at it right away. Sometimes it takes just a bit of discussion among team members. Sometimes mistakes make it to the level of peer review either prior to or after formal publication. Occasionally, Mistakes take generations to surface. These mistakes are sometimes merely a matter of the abstractions chosen to frames the questions addressed, And that can be a subtle thing. 5. The observations of science are data and thus there is no logic or not associated with them. Some theories are thought by some to be illogical when they merely conflict with someone's alleged common sense. Many confuse math, Which is logical, With logic. Science can be reduced at times to specific math, And therefore a specific logic, But that's as far as you can stretch it. 6. There are no "Laws of Logic". Logic is merely a formalized method of determining the validity of an argument. One can certainly use the principles of logical analysis to examine an argument that deals with some scientific finding or other, But the same principles are applicable to *any* sort of argument " An argument can be determined invalid (or illogical), But you can"t "break" the principles. 7. There really are no "Laws of Logic". There are rules. Syllogisms. Typically framed by human beings. There are different types of logic too. Entirely different systems of logic which are not necessarily compatible. Science has no such need to obey any such "logical" rules as framed by people. 8. There is a famous law of nature saying "Order out of Chaos". Does it conform or violate logic? Nevertheless, The nature seems to operate exactly that way. There comes out order when seemingly everything is in Chaos. In fact, Quantum Mechanics is a manifestation of that particular law of the nature because everything is described by probability, That means Nothing is Certain, Yet the universe seems going on pretty well and orderly. 9. For the lay-man, Sure; imagine them incomprehensible formulas" 10. Science violates logic all the time.