(April 13, 2016 at 4:20 am)AJW333 Wrote:(April 8, 2016 at 8:51 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Yes, scientists make hypotheses all the time. That's the start of the investigation, not the end. The next step is to test them against reality. How would you go about doing that with "God exists"?
Good question. There's no easy way to "prove" that God exists apart from assuming that he does, and then living your life accordingly. If you live according to God's principles, the proof is to be found in the outworking of your life. It is a form of inductive reasoning, ie you assume something to be true, put it to the test and then come to a conclusion.
Inductive reasoning (as opposed to deductive reasoning or abductive reasoning) is reasoning in which the premises are viewed as supplying strong evidence for the truth of the conclusion. While the conclusion of a deductive argument is certain, the truth of the conclusion of an inductive argument is probable, based upon the evidence given.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductive_reasoning
God is in your head...inductive reasoning, per the definition here presented, states that this claim of mine is probable.
Now what?
