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13 - Schematic diagram of the Labuda
RotationWiping Simulators Mark I
and Mark II
Popper’s suggestion is as follows: The theses should be invented freely.
Then the experiments will be carried out. If the theses are not confirmed
in the experiment (falsified), they must be discarded. If, however, the
theses are verified, they can – and not until then – be accepted in physics.
Popper demands that the thesis be expanded to include the newly gained
insights, that an expanded thesis be postulated – in contrast to the
previous one – and once again submitted to experiment. With that
science becomes a game. Whoever is not prepared, after a verification, to
postulate a new thesis, in order to either have it undergo verification/
falsification, drops out of the game of science. From this we learn two
important points:
1.
The truth concept of science is based on the experiment. For this
reason, experimentation has been elevated to the central action in
science. Mathematics as axiomatic science recognises as true the
consistency of axioms. Here the line of argumentation plays the
central role.
2.
There is an unequivocal deciding criterion for the falseness of a
statement. With the aid of the principle of falsibility we get closer
to the truth, without however being able to raise the claim to
security: Individual experiments, even in any larger number, can
only falsify a general law, but not verify it.
For a more profound understanding of Popper’s ideas I dare to make an
interpretation in the Jewish tradition, analogue to Martin Deppner [17].
The story of the creation is described as a creation out of nothingness.
The God of the Hebrew Bible is a hidden god. He has only left traces of
his existence behind him. This mystic idea of a God is thus an inherent
paradox of a creation without a visible creator. God is seen as a hidden
entity, which does not manifest Himself as essence of creation until He
withdraws into Himself. It is this withdrawal into self, which – according
to Gershom Scholem – creates space for the creation. It is thus an act
which is preceded by negation. Deppner’s conclusion is based on a
connection of the idea of God withdrawing into Himself as configuration
of a negation as prerequisite of creation. Thus the connection is made to
the falsification of Popper. Let us remember: A falsification consists of the
proof of immanent inconsistencies.
The medieval philosopher Moses Maimonides (1138-1204) advanced the
view of a strict intellectual penetration of the Holy Scripture with the goal
of contributing to the completion of a world left incomplete by creation.
This basis on the scripture contains still another important step:
simulation. Simulation means here the ability to comprehend reality as a
model. It is thus to be understood as a paradigm for a world which has
not yet been completed. Popper’s logic thus requires action to construct
further. The Jewish God allows us to simulate him. This simulation is of
course only possible via what is accessible to us as humans – via the
world. But there will never be a true image of God. What does Popper
write about this? One can never be sure whether truth, i.e. verification,
can be found. For that reason he does not demand proof of correctness,
but the refutation, the falsification. Everyone who is engaged in the game
of science, submits himself to the philosophy of Popper. A scientist
should always be conscious that he never captures reality.
In order to manufacture high-quality products for cleaning-by-wiping
procedures in the fabrication environment of high-tech industries, an
14 - Labuda RotationWiping Simulator
Mark II
1 fixed suspended electric motor
2 torque actuatorN/cm
(for Mark II)
3 flexible coupling
4 rotor block
5 wiping agent - sample
6 tray with rough bottom
