(June 6, 2016 at 4:29 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:(June 6, 2016 at 4:00 pm)madog Wrote: Newton observed (disputed this even happened) an apple falling then set about explaining the process with science, his observations weren't his evidence ....
That's just a semantic point. When Robinson Caruso observed footprints on the beach he took those as evidence that he was not alone.
Eh .... it depends on what you want to conclude from the question posed from the footprint .... Is there someone on the Island? Did someone visit the island? Did I sleep walk, was it aliens, was it proof of God, etc?
There is a big difference in making an assumption purely on the observation of a footprint for your own survival than making an assumption that it was an entity that the rest of mankind should worship.
Religion is the top shelf of the supernatural supermarket ... Madog