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Belief in magic
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RE: Belief in magic
(November 28, 2017 at 2:06 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(November 28, 2017 at 1:56 pm)Brian37 Wrote:   If you want to take that out of context you can.

Our existence is a result of natural evolution which IS an observation in the form of scientific explanations of evolutionary biology. 

Even the flaw of human perceptions is explained by the sciences in the form of psychology, psychiatry and neuroscience.

I never claimed every human constantly spends every waking moment thinking in natural terms, we most certainly don't. All I meant by that is we are a result of nature.

Our senses, even our flawed perceptions are natural. THAT is all I meant by that.

Then you should choose your words more carefully.  'Science' and 'nature' don't mean the same thing.

Boru

I agree just like "theory" in science is not the same word as far too many theists define it as as being, "A mere guess".

"Nature" in science is scientific. "Nature" to a theist can mean "good" or "magical handed down by a God".

But in scientific language NATURE is explained by science. I could give a shit less what theists think. Physics has no Hindu mandate, evolution has no Muslim mandate. There is no Jesus law of thermodynamics.

But "nature" as defined in science, describes both good or bad. Science explains a natural tornado, just like DNA explains both a baby or a deadly bacteria.

Unfortunately far too many theists take words when used in scientific terms and try to equate their religion as being equal too when the usage of the same word is completely different.

"Law" is another word the theist misuses. In science it means solid observations based on prior repeated and tested and falsified experiments. "Law" to a theist stupidly means a "law giver" like a government official, and they are not the same thing.

Humans certainly do not think in scientific terms 100% of their waking life, but we are a result of natural processes regardless.
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Belief in magic - by purplepurpose - November 27, 2017 at 4:09 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by Edwardo Piet - November 27, 2017 at 10:50 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by KevinM1 - November 28, 2017 at 1:06 am
RE: Belief in magic - by Astreja - November 28, 2017 at 12:17 am
RE: Belief in magic - by vulcanlogician - November 28, 2017 at 12:36 am
RE: Belief in magic - by Minimalist - November 28, 2017 at 1:34 am
RE: Belief in magic - by Astreja - November 28, 2017 at 1:44 am
RE: Belief in magic - by vulcanlogician - November 28, 2017 at 1:50 am
RE: Belief in magic - by Brian37 - November 28, 2017 at 10:55 am
RE: Belief in magic - by Aoi Magi - November 28, 2017 at 11:05 am
RE: Belief in magic - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 28, 2017 at 11:17 am
RE: Belief in magic - by Aoi Magi - November 28, 2017 at 11:22 am
RE: Belief in magic - by Brian37 - November 28, 2017 at 11:41 am
RE: Belief in magic - by Astreja - November 28, 2017 at 2:29 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by Aoi Magi - November 28, 2017 at 10:32 am
RE: Belief in magic - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 28, 2017 at 10:49 am
RE: Belief in magic - by Edwardo Piet - November 29, 2017 at 4:33 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by Cod - November 28, 2017 at 11:11 am
RE: Belief in magic - by Aoi Magi - November 28, 2017 at 11:12 am
RE: Belief in magic - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 28, 2017 at 12:15 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by Brian37 - November 28, 2017 at 1:56 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 28, 2017 at 2:06 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by Brian37 - November 29, 2017 at 12:05 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by The Grand Nudger - November 28, 2017 at 3:32 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by Astreja - November 28, 2017 at 4:19 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by Crossless2.0 - November 28, 2017 at 4:27 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by vorlon13 - November 28, 2017 at 3:37 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by The Grand Nudger - November 28, 2017 at 4:39 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by Astreja - November 28, 2017 at 11:47 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 12:50 am
RE: Belief in magic - by KevinM1 - November 29, 2017 at 2:17 am
RE: Belief in magic - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 9:12 am
RE: Belief in magic - by Aroura - November 29, 2017 at 9:28 am
RE: Belief in magic - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 29, 2017 at 10:10 am
RE: Belief in magic - by Astreja - November 29, 2017 at 11:48 am
RE: Belief in magic - by The Grand Nudger - November 29, 2017 at 11:41 am
RE: Belief in magic - by shadow - November 29, 2017 at 12:21 pm
RE: Belief in magic - by KittyAnn - November 29, 2017 at 12:23 pm

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