Uniformity Without Knowledge

“Without the assumption of the existence of uniformities there can be no knowledge.” Discuss this claim with reference to two areas of knowledge.

What is a uniformity? According to Your Dictionary, uniformity is defined as the state or characteristic of being even, normal, equal or similar, and the uniformity of nature is a doctrine or principle of the invariability or regularity of nature; specifically :one that holds identical antecedent states or causes to be uniformly followed by identical effects . But what is knowledge? The definition of knowledge is quite controversial and one that can not be refined, But something can be classified as knowledge if it is true, if it is believable and if it is justifiable. We humans posses knowledge
The process of building scientific knowledge relies on some assumptions. For example, if an object falls from a height to the ground, science assumes that there must be a natural explanation for this, which in this case they describe as gravity. However, gravity remains undefinable, unexplainable; science assumes that there is an explanation for gravity that relies on natural causes, just as there is for everything in nature. One of the most prominent experiments in the science world is the Rutherford Gold Foil experiment. In this experiment Rutherford proved the structure of an atom as he provided evidence for the existence of a small massive center of atoms, which would later be known as the nucleus of an atom. When Rutherford began his experiment on the basis of the assumption that an atom consists of electrons, and these electrons are floating around a positive fluid. Even though, he proved that the assumption was partially true we can undeniably conclude by saying that without his assumption he would not have arrived to an understanding or knowledge for that matter. On the other hand, we can still reach to a conclusion or an understanding without the foundation of any sort of uniformity. Let’s take Rene Descartes as an example. He was a philosopher that attempted to discover what is real by first doubting absolutely everything and started from scratch. In this way, Descartes started at the bottom and worked his way up into believing in the existence of things. He said “I think, therefore I am”; so what does this quote mean? Regardless of whether or not he was being deceived by some demon or his beliefs, he was able to see that even if he had the ability to doubt something he must have existed to even doubt it in the first place. The fact that he was able to think is what assured him of his own existence. From this point on, Descartes continued in his