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Science Vs Theology

I begin this thread with a response to a post made off topic and in a forum where the topic isn't particularly appropriate.

@BlueSkyKing

[quote]Science is a method that is applied to nature.[/quote]

How is it applied to nature, is it infallible, and does the method work with the supernatural?

[quote]Which has an annoying habit of working.[/quote]

Conjectural. It also has an "annoying habit" of not working.

[quote]To call something a legitimate theory, it mean models can be designed and tested. Can’t design any? Then you don’t have a theory, just wishful thinking and speculation.[/quote]

Then a model designed is wishful thinking and speculation and the test is fallible, possibly biased to appeal to dogmatic peer review, corrupted due to conflict of interest, especially resulting from funding, possibly misrepresented through publishing? What you have to understand about my approach is that I see great potential in science just as I do theology but I'm also very skeptical of both due to their obvious weaknesses.

So, when you talk to me I can give you stunning examples of those weakness in theology. Can you give the same for science? Because I can see them in science. I don't hear those sort of discussions from science enthusiasts. In fact less than I hear them in enthusiasts of theology. Keeping in mind the important distinction between "science" and "theology" and their respective enthusiasts.

[quote]Evolution has evidence that’s equal to gravity being factual.[/quote]

Factual? Can the factual correct itself? Is science self correcting? Evidence? The available body of facts or information indicating whether [b]a belief[/b] or proposition is true or valid.


[quote]This evidence is detectable, measurable, observable, testable, and falsifiable. Yeah, that’s a lot of -ables. [/quote]

And the detection, measuring, observation, testing and falsifiability are infallible?

[quote]Models have been made and the results show evolution is true.[/quote]

What, then, is evolution? Change? Like climate change?
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fakable · T
are you interested in the difference in the understanding of "evolution" in science and in theology, or something else?
BibleData · M
@fakable I'm interested in feedback from different perspectives than my own for discussion and debate. My contention is that science and theology are imperfect endeavors of mankind in his infant wisdom, corrupted by "the state" i.e. mass appeal and potentially useful tools for financial and political advantage. They are both, in their purest form, potentially wonderful tools to better mankind's understanding of the natural and spiritual, respectively.

Idiot ideologues like Christians and Atheists pit science against theology.
fakable · T
@BibleData

the meaning of your words...

you claim that science and theology can be used to learn about the world.

do i understand that correctly?
BibleData · M
@fakable [quote]the meaning of your words...[/quote]

Yes?

[quote]you claim that science and theology can be used to learn about the world.

do i understand that correctly?[/quote]

The world? Okay. I'll accept that to give you the opportunity to posit a critical estimation of my claim should you feel compelled to do so. I would be honored. To aid you in that I adhere to the Oxford dictionary definition of world as the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
fakable · T
@BibleData

you claim that science and theology can be used to learn about the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features?

do i understand that correctly?

i'm just trying to understand what you're thinking. so far I'm not getting it...
BibleData · M
@fakable [quote]i'm just trying to understand what you're thinking. so far I'm not getting it...[/quote]

You are trying to understand what my motivation might be? Or is it that you are trying to understand what my position is? My intention?

My motivation is debate and discussion for my own personal learning. My position is that comparing science and theology is like apples and oranges but unbiased examination should be discussed and debated. They are often overlooked by each school of thought. There is an obvious potential for abuse due to ignorance caused primarily by ideological fixations. Both in practice (by scientists and theologians) but especially by layman proponents such as you and I.
fakable · T
@BibleData
what makes you think i'm not a theologian or a scientist?
BibleData · M
@fakable Just a hunch.
fakable · T
@BibleData

i have a hunch that logic is not your thing
BibleData · M
@fakable Interesting. I wonder which of our hunches will prove to be more accurate.
fakable · T
@BibleData

if you want to fight in sophistry and rhetoric, go ahead. it amuses me.