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Originally Posted by Pyrotex
Change the word "axioms" to "evidence".
Theories are not based on "axioms" which are a form of assumption.
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Evidence is what is sought and/or found.
Axioms are what what the proposition is based on, in order to proceed.
Wikipedia says about axioms:
In traditional logic, an axiom or postulate is a proposition that is not proved or demonstrated but considered to be either self-evident, or subject to necessary decision. Therefore, its truth is taken for granted, and serves as a starting point for deducing and inferring other (theory dependent) truths.
That we live in a physical universe and that the body's sensory perception is sufficient method for making observations is example of axioms at work. Objective proofs for such "truths" are rarely, if ever, sought and are, I believe, considered self-evident, trivial, and inconsequential concerns to many (perhaps all) scientific propositions.
