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Faith within Science ... Really?

Started by gomtuu77, December 20, 2013, 05:32:21 AM

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Aupmanyav

Quote from: "frosty"Don't you realize how hypocritical that is, that you are allowed to hold an extreme conviction without absolute evidence and yet you don't like it when Atheists can hold a conviction with absolute evidence?
Frosty, were you replying to my post. If you were, I would say 'absolute evidence' is a misnomer. Do we have 'absolute evidence' that a teapot is not circling around the globe, perhaps left there by the sky-daddy. However, I have already mentioned that if science comes up with something new, I would change my views accordingly.
"Brahma Satyam Jagan-mithya" (Brahman is the truth, the observed is an illusion)
"Sarve Khalu Idam Brahma" (All this here is Brahman)

Jason78

Quote from: "SkepticOfMyOwnMind"The mere inability to measure a detail, e.g. the position vs. speed of a particle, can't undermine determinism.

It bloody well can.

Quote from: "SkepticOfMyOwnMind"It only means you're not in a position to measure both. Additionally, some scientists say that they are very close to circumventing this limitation.

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frosty

Quote from: "Aupmanyav"
Quote from: "frosty"Don't you realize how hypocritical that is, that you are allowed to hold an extreme conviction without absolute evidence and yet you don't like it when Atheists can hold a conviction with absolute evidence?
Frosty, were you replying to my post. If you were, I would say 'absolute evidence' is a misnomer. Do we have 'absolute evidence' that a teapot is not circling around the globe, perhaps left there by the sky-daddy. However, I have already mentioned that if science comes up with something new, I would change my views accordingly.

Uhhh..... no I was not replying to you at all. I was replying to the OP in the context of the bold words he added before he copypasta'd the article. I thought you were a staunch Atheist anyhow?

vincent

Quote from: "gomtuu77"//http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/12/faith_within_science.html

Posted for those within the atheist community that still possess an intellectual curiosity that hasn't been destroyed by naturalism/materialism or some other a priori philosophical assertion that pre-empts & distorts their ability to both perceive and evaluate topics that don't fit within the aforementioned philosophical system.
It is a two way street, I could ask "do you still possess an intellectual curiosity that hasn't been destroyed by religion". Religious faith believes things not because of evidence but in spite of the evidence. It is just the opposite in science, I have faith in science because it works.

AllPurposeAtheist

Quote from: "aitm"Oh yeah? Well when the zombies attack you'll be the first fuck we throw at em....useless fuck. So there!
Tossing him in a church probably won't prevent stupidity.. :-$
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Aupmanyav

Quote from: "frosty"I thought you were a staunch Atheist anyhow?
That is right, in spite of hundreds if not thousands of Gods and Goddesses in Hinduism.
"Brahma Satyam Jagan-mithya" (Brahman is the truth, the observed is an illusion)
"Sarve Khalu Idam Brahma" (All this here is Brahman)

FrankDK

>  By the end of the 19th century, it appeared to nearly everyone that Classical Mechanics was absolutely true.

Not true.  There was evidence even then that classical mechanics was incomplete.  The planet Mercury orbits so close to the sun that the space it travels through is warped by the sun's gravitational field.  It was known that the orbit of Mercury deviated slightly from that predicted by classical mechanics.  So they at least had an inkling that there was more going on.

Today, the media are at least partly responsible.  Everyone wants certainty.  Remember the lines from the song:

When I was a boy, world was better spot.
What was so, was so; what was not, was not.
Now I am a man; world have changed a lot.
Some things nearly so; others nearly not.

The media seek out quotes that represent certainty, because it sells commercial time.  And sometimes, scientists over-sell their conclusions, in hopes of fame and fortune.  Scientists are, after all, people.

> What is worthy of serious attention is that the universe greatly exceeds human comprehension. The elegance and mathematical beauty of the laws that govern it virtually shout "intelligence!" at everyone who thinks about it. The most reasonable and responsible conclusion to draw is that the universe was created by that supreme intelligence. It's a fairly short step from there to the inference that God cares about the universe and the rational beings who inhabit it.

That is a totally unwarranted conclusion.  Just because there are things that we can't comprehend at the moment doesn't imply an intelligent creator.  Just a century ago, we had no idea what made the sun shine.  That didn't mean a god did it.  Through the process of science, that assumes materialism, we have learned not only what makes the sun shine, but we can duplicate it.  The fact that some suns explode, taking their planets and all life thereon with them, indicates that either the universe wasn't designed, or it was incredibly badly designed.

Think about it.  If your god really cared about people, why would he make tidal waves that kill hundreds of thousands, including women, children, and babies?  Why would horrible diseases ravage the population?  Why would some starve while others feast?  If I were God, I would fix that.  I seem to be more caring than your god.

Frank

SkepticOfMyOwnMind

Quote from: "Jason78"
Quote from: "SkepticOfMyOwnMind"The mere inability to measure a detail, e.g. the position vs. speed of a particle, can't undermine determinism.

It bloody well can.
I specifically meant that the inability to measure something doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't work in a cause-effect manner. What else are you taking from that statement?

Quote from: "Jason78"
Quote from: "SkepticOfMyOwnMind"It only means you're not in a position to measure both. Additionally, some scientists say that they are very close to circumventing this limitation.

[Citation Needed]
Citations:
I did say circumventing, not disproving. Admittedly, I should have used the word circumvented.
I first assume that knowledge is not inherently connected to anything but its physical structure and physical processes that interact with the container of knowledge.

This means that "knowledge" could be an inaccurate term, describing a much more complex system.
This means that the difference between humans and machines could be completely irrelevant for the area of artificial intelligence.
This means that anything we consider true, even our most precious notions, can always be wrong.

Gerard

This isnt about the mere inabilyty to measure but about the ontological properties of these particles.

Gerard

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Baruch

Quote from: Gerard on November 27, 2016, 12:05:51 PM
This isnt about the mere inabilyty to measure but about the ontological properties of these particles.

Gerard

What is an ontology?  That is from philosophy, not physics.
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Azee’ Å,a’ish nanídį́į́h?
Táadoo ánít’iní.
What are you doing?
Are you taking any medications?
Don't do that.

Cavebear

Let's see.  In ancient times, we assumed that lightning and other natural events were caused by a deity.  We learned different.  We have passed all that superstitious nonsense now.  Is there some reason that things we don't undertand now must therefore be caused by a deity?  Of course not. 

We will learn and dismiss all the deity-explanations one by one as we advance as humans.
Atheist born, atheist bred.  And when I die, atheist dead!

Baruch

Science advances, people do not.  See destruction of Library of Alexandria.
Ha’át’íísh baa naniná?
Azee’ Å,a’ish nanídį́į́h?
Táadoo ánít’iní.
What are you doing?
Are you taking any medications?
Don't do that.