O'Connor Claims Science Describes Reality But Cannot Explain Fundamental Questions

What was said

"Science isn't really in the business of explaining things. It's in the business of describing things, mathematically. Newton's laws of motion don't cause objects to move. They describe how objects move when they're in motion."

Philosopher Alex O'Connor argues that science fundamentally describes phenomena through mathematical equations rather than explaining ultimate causes. He contends that foundational questions like the origin of the universe and the nature of consciousness cannot be answered by the scientific method, which presupposes the existence of physical matter and therefore cannot explain its origins.