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To: ReignOfError; tpanther
Faith isn't science.

But science is faith. It assumes that the laws that we observe in our little niche of the universe are the same every where for (almost) all time.

Scientists are in no position to sneer at faith.

58 posted on 12/14/2008 6:03:22 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom
But science is faith. It assumes that the laws that we observe in our little niche of the universe are the same every where for (almost) all time.

Science postulates that ours is an ordered universe, governed by universal laws. If it becomes apparent that those rules do not apply at a particular place and time, then the presumption is that we didn't understand the rules, and science goes on to refine them.

Science does not rule out the possibility of supernatural forces; they are simply outside its scope. Science assumes, as it must, that phenomena have a rational, natural explanation, even if it's one that we don't understand them yet. To do otherwise would be to simply stop inquiring, and inquiring is what science is for.

Scientists are in no position to sneer at faith.

Some scientists sneer. Science does not. But faith as a stopping point is antithetical to the very essence of science, which is to keep questioning everything.

202 posted on 12/16/2008 2:21:25 AM PST by ReignOfError
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