10 things that cannot be explained by science

Since ancient times, human beings have sought an explanation for all the phenomena, situations and elements that are part of life. Science was born from the search for an explanation of these phenomena. and aspects, trying to gather objective knowledge based on verifiable assumptions so as to leave behind other types of explanations of a more subjective nature.

Thanks to it we have achieved unthinkable advances in other times, improving our understanding of the universe and of ourselves and allowing us to reach an unprecedented state of well-being, extending our life expectancy and allowing our flourishing and development. However, there are still a large number of aspects that still cannot be explained. Throughout this article are shown 10 things that cannot be explained by science, At least for the moment.

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Ten aspects that are debatable or cannot be explained by science

Here we present a dozen things that cannot be fully explained by science today, or that, although they are considered proven, can be subject to debate.

1. The truth of logic and mathematics

Taking into account that science is based to a great extent on logical and mathematical assumptions, explaining and proving from it the veracity of mathematics is redundant and prevents a real falsifiability of the results. For example, we assume that if we add one plus one the result will always be two unless we introduce other elements. The fact that aspects as objective as mathematics are not totally reliable has been discussed by various theories, such as chaos theory.

2. Metaphysics

How do we know that we are not the product of another person's dream, that other people exist besides oneself, or that Doesn't our existence just begin at this very minute, our memories being something implanted from outside? What happens after death or how did the universe appear?

Aspects such as these can be analyzed in the light of reason and from science different more or less plausible theories can be discussed, but despite this cannot be fully explained and objectively demonstrated as our perception is biased by our own subjectivity.

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3. Ethical and moral concepts

Morality has always been and will always be subjective. What a person considers good, bad, cruel, compassionate, romantic, disgusting, sensitive, or harsh can be considered in a completely different way by another or even by the same person in a moment or situation different. And it is that At a scientific level it is only possible to demonstrate concrete facts, not being explicable by the scientific method the value judgments that we make of them.

4. dark energy and dark matter

Dark matter and dark energy are another aspect of reality that science is unable to explain. What exactly is each of them and the reason for their existence? It remains a mystery to this day, although its existence is deduced from the behavior of matter and it is possible to theorize about it. how they work (for example, the existence of dark energy is supported by its supposed effect on the progressive expansion of the universe while that of dark matter is extrapolated from the study of the gravitational behavior of different bodies celestial).

5. Light: particle or wave? Is your speed the maximum possible?

Light is one of the elements that has been most taken into account in various scientific theories and in the explanation of numerous phenomena. However, there are still many unknowns regarding this aspect. For example, there is still debate Do photons behave like particles or waves?, varying the answer to this question according to the observation made.

Likewise, Einstein's theory of relativity establishes the speed of light as the maximum possible. However, with the passage of time, the possibility of there being speeds higher than this has begun to be debated, such as that of dark energy.

6. Life

Although science has speculated since the beginning of time where life comes from and has established various theories about how it is formed (and even allows the creation of forms of life from inorganic material, at least at the cellular level), is not yet able to explain what causes certain particles to establish relationships with each other. others or what makes an organism alive.

7. Chance and coincidence

The existence of chance, chance, entropy and chaos, is something that science is and has been aware of throughout its history. However, while you can work on trying to bring order to the universe the existence of said chaos could not be explained or understood.

8. Awareness

Each and every one of us knows that we exist. We think, we feel, we believe, we do. Are. But what are we? ¿Where does this self-awareness come from? What makes us know something different from the rest of the environment? To this day it is still something unknown that science is not able to explain.

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9. black holes

Black holes remain an enigma for science. Although it is known that they arise from the death of a red giant and that they absorb all matter, radiation and even the light around it, what happens to all the material absorbed or what happens inside the black hole remains a mystery. It is a phenomenon in which the laws of physics lose their meaning, assuming the existence of an alteration of space and time.

10. Science itself is scientific

Science is considered all that human knowledge obtained objectively and verifiably through experimentation. However, the different sciences start from assumptions which may not be provable (or at least still) empirically, such as the existence of something totally objective or the presence of constant and invariable elements such as the aforementioned mathematics. Therefore, it can be argued that the science that science can be totally objective and, therefore, scientific.