The Greatest Problem with Modern Science: Neglecting Metaphysics and Purpose

Eric Van Evans
5 min readJul 10, 2023

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Modern science has undoubtedly made promising advances on the question of how. In its truest form, science observes certain structures or physical arrangements of the natural world, and from this observation, it makes predictions and draws provisional conclusions. The question of why, however, is one that science can never, in principle, address — let alone…

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Eric Van Evans

Eric Van Evans is a professor, writer, philosopher, and YouTuber. Rutgers BA: Philosophy and Psychology Johns Hopkins MA: Global Security and Intelligence