Modern courts do not just refer to testimony of "reliable" witnesses. They also take to account all physical evidence from investigation and ask for opinion of experts in the field.
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Modern courts do not just refer to testimony of "reliable" witnesses. They also take to account all physical evidence from investigation and ask for opinion of experts in the field.
True. But court's only weigh the evidence that is available. They don't fail to render a ruling because they don't have as much physical evidence or credible expert opinions as they would like..
That's why it is so common that courts make unjust sentences or false statements! They often have to rely on witness testimonies and little scientific evidence. Judges are also subject to personal bias.
Science does not care about someone's personal bias or opinion.
Alas, science has its self-imposed limits.
Don't get me wrong. I soak up all the scientific results I can find. Love it!
But where science declares it cannot go, I use whatever else I can find to learn things.
The only way to know what lies beyond the reach of Science is if Someone out there reveals it to me. I'm not closing my mind to that revelation because it doesn't come through science. Science is only a tool. It is not the only way to know something.