Biology isn't mathematics.
Yes, in math you can't prove things by example.
But in biology that's the only way you form knowledge.
Biology doesn't have axioms. In biology, proof is by induction. However philosophically unsatisfying that may be.
Yes, in math you can't prove things by example.
But in biology that's the only way you form knowledge.
Biology doesn't have axioms. In biology, proof is by induction. However philosophically unsatisfying that may be.
Proof implies a level of certainty that doesn’t exist in biology.
You can argue whether that’s interesting or not, but IMO it’s as much a proof as anything can be, and IMO it’s very interesting.