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Re: Holy crap! Four out of five scientists claim....
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Wed, 15 Oct 2003 21:08:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:


   Further, it is Science that is intellectually dishonest by not acknowledging its own leap of faith with respect to the origin of the universe. Belief in God and belief in Science both require faith.



We’ve been down that road before. Science specifically places no faith in much of anything - not even results, which is why experiments are duplicated to see if the same results are obtained by a different set of senses. New information can rock the “faith” every day. Helluva way to run a religion. :-)

I know this is ploughed ground; I was specifically referring to the creation of the universe. Either God started it, or it simply started itself (neither theory is “scientific”)

   -->Bruce<--

(No, don’t pay too much attention to the constantly changing subject line - dang, I forgot to change it to “Holy crap! Hidebound beliefs...” for the Minnesota Vikings thread)

That’s 5-0 Vikings to you my friend! Now I must go and compose my response to your hilarious tour de force:-)

JOHN



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(...) Science does not pretend to have the answer to the origin of the universe. It has speculation, to be sure, and some ideas on how the creation of the universe progressed. It's one of those questions that we don't see the answer to now, but from (...) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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  Re: Holy crap! Four out of five scientists claim....
 
(...) We've been down that road before. Science specifically places no faith in much of anything - not even results, which is why experiments are duplicated to see if the same results are obtained by a different set of senses. New information can (...) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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