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Re: What proof do you want? And in turn, what proof do you have? - March 30th 2009, 05:04 AM

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I believe that what Holly is trying to say is why couldn't it be God making the 'causes' happen and work so that the 'effect' happens. God isn't going to jump out and say, "It's me, it's me!"
By the same token, why couldn't it be the magical beanstalk growing on my balcony causing science? Or the invisible unicorn on my roof? We don't accept these possibilities, or the possibility of God making it all happen, because there is absolutely NO basis for it. It's just a nice idea thought up by humans to make themselves feel better when they don't understand something.

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So is science when you guys have hit rock bottom. So what do we do now
No. Science is rational and quantifiable. Science is reliable. Science can be argued against, and that's a great thing. When a scientist claims "I've found the explanation for why earthquakes happen!", other scientists rightfully demand proof, and attempt to reproduce his experiments in order to accept his theories. If they can't, then his theory is rejected. With faith, when something can't be explained, you only have the convenient answer of "Oh, it's just God's will. He doesn't want you to know."


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