Why is science just a starting point and not an end point?

I’d much rather read here how people leverage science to help find what they seek rather than philosophical discussions on the merits of science. That is a moot point. 

Science and its application in Engineering provides people many good quality choices for their hifis. Even a way to sort through the complexity and figure out what is most likely to work best. But its always up to you which fruits of science and engineering you will choose to own. Good sound is not that hard, expensive to obtain, or rare anymore. That’s progress! But one also must consider what other features matter most to them. Especially with digital streaming where so many new opportunities and ways to enjoy good sounding music come into play. Many choices, many features, more complexity, but nothing worthwhile is ever easy.

OR you can remain in the stone age and discount all that new and confusing technology. Nothing wrong with that either. To each their own. YMM always V.

Science is a methodology that allows you to detect patterns in data. 

Once the patterns are validated and determined useful, then the science gets applied. Engineers trained to apply science to solve problems do that.  Then others benefit from the fruit of their labors.

That's how it works.  Plain and simple

Science has to be applied. That’s what engineers do.

Discounting science is a popular hobby with people these days it seems. It helps make some feel special I guess to discount things they do not understand and just say they know better and there is always a captive audience for that.  Just like for the crap fast food people eat and the junk shows on TV they eat up as well. Whereas the reality is that mastering any field of science or any other actual field of value (not merely unbridled ideology) is what actually makes people special. How about those Mars landings? How’d they do that? It takes an education and a lot of thought. It’s the only way to get things done. Wherever you might get it from.

Science explains the music and the gear completely. Don’t be silly. It’s the people or the listeners that defy science.