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Galileo Galilei: A Short Story

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Situated in Athens is the world’s most renowned library ‘i Filosofikí Ouranó’ (the Philosophical Heaven). Strangely, its employees have often complained that after midnight they can hear noises coming from the library as if several people are talking at once. It was believed that the library is haunted and that belief was proven right when some night-vision cameras were installed there. The videos recorded showed souls of several deceased philosophers roaming in the library, reading books, discussing about ultimate reality, and whatnot. One particular scene recorded was when Immanuel Kant approached Galileo Galilei for a discussion. Galileo: Good evening, Immanuel! It was a fine day today in the library, wasn’t it? Kant: Indeed, my friend, Galileo. G: I must ask, what brings you to this section of the library? K: I have been looking for you for quite some time. G: May I inquire why? K: You see, I’ve been pondering over many things and I’m rather interested in knowing …show more content…

Thus, I conclude that psychology isn’t a science. Not because I consider human emotions and mental processes to be of any less value than the physical reality but the reason being that mind is not a physical thing and what is not physical can never be scientific. G: In my opinion, to study subjective experience in the physical world is irrelevant. Psychology cannot be a science because it cannot use the scientific method as behavior and emotions cannot be mathematically expressed. Science is the study of mathematical relationships and objective truth. In a study of subjective experience, there is no objective truth, only opinion and illusion and studying man and his thoughts is only studying opinion and illusion rather than true and objective knowledge. K: Ah! Galileo, it was delightful to have this thought-provoking discussion with you but I must retreat as it is nearing midnight and the library guard is about to arrive, don’t want to scare him like the last

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