(November 28, 2012 at 1:04 pm)Angenlina star Wrote: I really dont feel that Religion could really disprove the scientific discoveries in the universe, evolution, natural selection etc though some of them are theories, they are pretty convincing. It seems like they have picked out bits that could fit with their beliefs. They have an overwhelming spiritual element to their belief system. Do you feel that we could ever 'meet' and respect that we 'think and feel' differently?
Personally I dont believe in there being a 'maker' or 'desginer' for life, there is too much evidence against that, I mean who made God?
The people who do behave in this manner don't even try to disprove scientific discoveries; that would entail actually doing some research and publishing papers. Far easier just to muddy the waters, poison the well and generally twist the actual scientific discoveries to make them appear to be wrong, ridiculous, and when all else fails, a global conspiracy. I wish I was making that up.
Oh, and just to clarify: the reason that theories are convincing is because they are theories. This may be a useful resource: National Academy of Sciences - "Terms Used in Describing the Nature of Science"
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'