sci·ence /ˈsaɪəns/[sahy-uhns] -noun 1. a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences. 2. systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation. 3. any of the branches of natural or physical science. 4. systematized knowledge in general. 5. knowledge, as of facts or principles; knowledge gained by systematic study. 6. a particular branch of knowledge. 7. skill, esp. reflecting a precise application of facts or principles; proficiency.
This leaves me to wonder what systematic study, testing, observation and experimentation they did.
A typical Christian Science experiment would be: Standing in a field, counting the times one can say "Goddamnit" before being struck by lightning. As a control, someone should be in the field praying.
Thing is, there is a time when people laughted when one said that the earth is a sphere and it revolves around the sun, not the other way around.
Because, well, when doing the limited tests available, yes, the earth is pretty flat, and we're not moving so yes, the sun is revolving around the earth. Makes perfect sense.
You can't measure how reality works by how rediculous the statements are - In fact, that teacher could be totally right about the earth being 7000 years old, and being created on an early october 23rd.
And God could mess with carbon dating, just like the Flying Spagetti Monster does with His Noodly Appendage. But don't call it Science.
That's like saying "The Jewish Islam" or "Catholic Shintoism."
And yes, people will laugh at bold statements. I, for one, am impressed by this one:
What this guy forgets to mentain is that he is sharing his camera time with hundreds, if not thousands of microbes. Would he recognize life if it in fact did spontaniously came into being? It would probably look the same as all the other
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sci·ence
/ˈsaɪəns/[sahy-uhns]
-noun
1.
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
2.
systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.
3.
any of the branches of natural or physical science.
4.
systematized knowledge in general.
5.
knowledge, as of facts or principles; knowledge gained by systematic study.
6.
a particular branch of knowledge.
7.
skill, esp. reflecting a precise application of facts or principles; proficiency.
This leaves me to wonder what systematic study, testing, observation and experimentation they did.
A typical Christian Science experiment would be: Standing in a field, counting the times one can say "Goddamnit" before being struck by lightning. As a control, someone should be in the field praying.
That would be Christian Science.
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Because, if he would tought those spawns that "People say it isn't possible with Christian Faith" then it would be a totally correct thing to say.
Faith is making an assumption, hoping that it is the correct one. And this works perfectly fine as long as reality doesn't mess with the assumption.
Science is about making an assumption, then testing that assumption, hoping reality will mess with it so you learn something.
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But it is disheartening... in Amsterdam, they'd laugh about such proposals...
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Because, well, when doing the limited tests available, yes, the earth is pretty flat, and we're not moving so yes, the sun is revolving around the earth. Makes perfect sense.
You can't measure how reality works by how rediculous the statements are - In fact, that teacher could be totally right about the earth being 7000 years old, and being created on an early october 23rd.
And God could mess with carbon dating, just like the Flying Spagetti Monster does with His Noodly Appendage. But don't call it Science.
That's like saying "The Jewish Islam" or "Catholic Shintoism."
And yes, people will laugh at bold statements. I, for one, am impressed by this one:
What this guy forgets to mentain is that he is sharing his camera time with hundreds, if not thousands of microbes. Would he recognize life if it in fact did spontaniously came into being? It would probably look the same as all the other ( ... )
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