View results: What's the epistemic aim of science?

To achieve objective understanding through the provision of explanations
Votes: 15 20.0%
to identify the laws of nature
Votes: 6 8.0%
to arrive at a unified picture of nature
Votes: 4 5.3%
to discover the fundamental causal processes at work in nature
Votes: 5 6.7%
to arrive at the truth concerning stuff we just happen to be curious about
Votes: 20 26.7%
other
Votes: 7 9.3%
I deny the triviality objection! We want all truths!!!
Votes: 8 10.7%
There is no aim of science beyond practical concerns
Votes: 10 13.3%