Does the material world exist only to those who believe in science?

Perception is reality. We perceive with our senses, and our minds tell us what we are sensing. A bird perceives with its senses, and its mind tells it what it is sensing.

The mind retains relevant information as knowledge. The bird flies through the air but does its mind tell it that it is flying through space and the time it takes to get where it is going?

Space and time are concepts of physics. They are dimensions of a material world made up of matter, its third dimension. The three concepts of space, time, and matter are the fundamental thought patterns of physics, a branch of science invented by the human mind.

Can we conclude that the material world exists only to those believe in science?

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robertsnj · 56-60, M

this is hard to follow. A couple things and sorry to nitpick

Nobody "believes in science" you either accept or reject the data it provides. Science is a contrsuct based on the model of

observe, question, hypothesis experiement conclude resultes---called the scientific meathod. It is constantly challenged by industry peers and updated as better data is uncovered.

in terms of your ideas on bird biology and physics I would probably bug a biologist who specializes in birds and a person with a background in physics vs being flippant with lay observations.

Neither of those examples tie into your question and your conclusion. It is just white noise in between.

However I think I know going with this and may be able to point you in a direction. The philosophical words for people who perceive reality through in idea that what we perceive in a physical sense is called

ontological naturalism it is a lot of reading but may help you get a better foothold on what your trying to ask and present.

sree251 · 41-45, M

@robertsnj

Nobody "believes in science" you either accept or reject the data it provides.

I accept the experimental data presented by Newton but I don't believe in his discovery of gravity. The belief in gravity necessitate the acceptance of matter which is any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume.

sree251 · 41-45, M

@robertsnj

in terms of your ideas on bird biology and physics I would probably bug a biologist who specializes in birds and a person with a background in physics vs being flippant with lay observations.

Is my inquiry hard to follow? I am asking very basic questions that even a high school kid can get. Grasping the fundamental concepts of physics is something else. As for the bird biologist, none has authority on what the bird knows. I am making a guess myself. My contention is that the bird uneducated in physics cannot perceive the world as we do.

You disagree?