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Re: Is lgbt dead in the water? & Is religion dead in the water?
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Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:38:16 GMT
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David Koudys wrote:

Again understood, as stated numerous times, but not the issue.  See beyond that.
Can you state emphatically right here and now that science will answer
*everything*?  Even in an abstract theoretical ideal world--Given infinite time
and resources, will science be able to encompass *all*?


I can state my opinion that it will emphatically. Yes. I think
that the evidence of science's track record of constantly growing,
and growing at pretty much an ever increasing speed, predicts (and
predictions [or guesses] are all we can make about the future.) or
suggests that with infinite time, it will encompass all. At the
very least I see nothing to suggest it won't.

-Kyle



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(...) Evidence is scientific. This is much like talking about colours to a person who has been blind their entire lives--you can get across the 'concept' of colours by talking about blue is running water, and red is heat or flame ('cause a blind (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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