(August 16, 2016 at 10:52 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(August 16, 2016 at 10:43 pm)Irrational Wrote: [/hide]
Too bad that "data" doesn't get rigorously tested in theology, just presumed as true.
What do you have in mind for rigorous testing in this context? Are you saying, that if I can't rigorously test something, then I should presume it to be false?
Shall we examine that with evolution?
Can you first be clear on what you mean by "data"? Just so we're on the same page. It seems to me that you were referring to scripture as the data, which is why I said something about testing "data" rather than following data (as LadyCamus points out correctly). And also, because I fell for a moment for your word play. In science, we make hypotheses about what can be observed and test those hypotheses. And the data is used to test those hypotheses out.
So now that that is out of the way, answering your first question:
No, but you don't presume it to be true either.
As for evolution, nah, don't feel like it.