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Re: Holy crap! Four out of five scientists claim....
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Wed, 15 Oct 2003 21:30:34 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:

  
   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”)


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 a different vantage point may become clear. What you saying is that since science doesn’t have an answer at the moment, it will never come up with one.

  
  
(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:-)



I root for any Piratical football team (Bucs and Raiders). 2nd on the list is anything medieval. If only they’d lose those stupid horned helmets....

And that’s tour de farce, to you! :-)


^Bruce^

Oh, hey, who put those there?



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  Re: Holy crap! Four out of five scientists claim....
 
(...) What I am saying is that this particular question is unique and cannot, by definition, be answered by Science. (...) Science will never come up with the answer period. Any speculation about the origin of the universe is pure flattery. Even if (...) (21 years ago, 16-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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  Re: Holy crap! Four out of five scientists claim....
 
(...) 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") (...) That's 5-0 Vikings to you my friend! Now I must go and (...) (21 years ago, 15-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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