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I don’t think the question really makes sense. You can’t assess a persons faith through the scientific method - faith is necessarily personal and therefore anecdotal.
Faith is the excuse people give for believing in something without good reason, and that’s the opposite of science.
Faith is the excuse people give for believing in something without good reason, and that’s the opposite of science.
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ladycae · 100+, F
@newjaninev2 oh maybe the continual reference to god as some magical fairy-like being as you have said in other posts. i don't disrespect science in fact, i respect it. but i also expect the same respect of faith. since science can neither prove nor disprove faith then it is not beneath science. it has simply not been proven yet. just like many other things of science that have not been actually proven yet. but i'm not here to debate science vs religion. i am here to debate the toipc,
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@ladycae It wasn’t a put down. If you have good reasons to believe in something, then faith necessarily becomes irrelevant. Your faith in god isn’t based on anything other than personal experience. You haven’t got anything empirical and demonstrable that will persuade anyone else. If you did, then we wouldn’t be having a discussion about your personal faith, we’d be assessing the evidence and coming to whatever conclusion it led us.
ladycae · 100+, F
@SW-User well it isn't the topic of the question. i have seen actual evidence and there are places where science has proven biblical happenings. but like i said, it isn't the topic of the question.
You can't judge faith by science. By definition it's an untestable, unverifiable belief.
You [i]can[/i] judge specific faith based claims by seeing if they actually correspond to the objective scientific reality we've observed the world.
You [i]can[/i] judge specific faith based claims by seeing if they actually correspond to the objective scientific reality we've observed the world.
room101 · 51-55, M
Faith does not need science but should not eschew science. Also, when an atheist tries to invalidate faith by using science, they are not applying the right tools for the job.
Science and faith are not mutually exclusive.
Science and faith are not mutually exclusive.
Peekaboo20 · 26-30, F
It never has been. Matters of religion are well outside the scope and interest of science.
ladycae · 100+, F
@Peekaboo20 actually that is not true. Steven Hawkins,a preeminent scientist, who passed today, did an hour-long episode on the show "Curiosity" on whether or not there is a God. posters here routinely judge faith vs science all the time.
Peekaboo20 · 26-30, F
@ladycae Scientists sometimes speak their personal opinions. And only the inexperienced compare science to faith. Science is geared to testing physical phenomenon. God isn't physical. That sums it up.
ladycae · 100+, F
@Peekaboo20 i agree with you, unfortunately, a lot of people don't.
Faith is cool ... science is junk
irrational question.
Experienced33 · M
maybe vice versa...
akindheart · 61-69, F
no. never
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newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
@ladycae Truth claims about the universe need to stem from evidence. Claims made without evidence can be dismissed without consideration.
ladycae · 100+, F
@newjaninev2 in your opinion