The Importance of “Nothingness” in Empirical Science – a Hypothesis

At first glance it may appear strange why “nothingness” should be of any importance in the systematic accumulation of knowledge in empirical science. It contributes to the fuzziness of general language comprehension when “nothingness” is equated with “non-existence.” Confusing non-existence with non-observation leads to the wrong conclusion, namely that only that which can be observed can exist. Such a conclusion would reduce our experienced reality to that which we perceive through the sense organs. It is commonly accepted that the results of scientific investigations should be testable, reliable and reproducible. Accordingly, we may easily overlook the fact that our knowledge is based indirectly on our impression of an image of reality and not directly on reality itself. Models where “nothing” (the not observed) seems more important than “something” (the observed) indicate the narrowness of scientific observations. There is a need to reconsider the dimensions of the non-observable reality and the non-anticipable reality.

Keywords: Empirical Science, Medical Philosophy, Observability, Ontoplasma, Reality Perception, Reality Anticipation, Scientific Evidence.