All Knowledge is tentative. Our Axioms are what we accept -
for now. Our Laws of Nature - but even our Laws of Mathematics - are not immune to epistemic question. Laws are merely hypotheses, Induced from experience and thus subject to overturn by a single exception. Their strength - or rather the strength of our conviction - comes from the rigour of our testing and the heretofore absence of contradiction. But we must admit to ourselves that in laying these Laws at the Foundation of our Reason, we are taking a Leap of Faith.
Inquiry has no finality. All conclusions are merely where we have decided to leave off - for now. All decisions are tentative.
We are Open.
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