(January 12, 2019 at 2:59 pm)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote:(January 12, 2019 at 2:38 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Um no!
The argument that "my religion" started it all as far as science is one that is made by apologists of every religion. But you only spend time arguing with atheists.
Our species ability to make discoveries is evolutionary, not one based on an invisible sky hero.
If you ask a Muslim who started modern science, they will point to their contributors. If you as a Jew, same thing. If you ask Buddhists, same thing, if you as Hindus, same thing.
FYI there are species of primates depending on species that use sticks to draw termites out of mounds.
Humans were building and inventing things long before Christianity existed.
The "scientific method" is what we are talking about.
"The scientific method" and "science" are two related, but different things. As such, the scientific method is one avenue for establishing science, but it's not the only method. Regardless, it would be considered the gold standard today.
To put this in perspective, it uses inductive reasoning, as opposed to deductive reasoning which can also be used to form conclusions.
I don't care.
Whatever label in our species history, made a discovery, does not mean an invisible sky hero by any name is real.
Newton got physics right, but also for some time postulated Alchemy.
Now go debate some Arabs for a change, ask them they will claim they invented Algebra so therefor Allah is real.
Evolution led humans to seek patterns. But just because we get some things right, does not mean we get everything right.
Allah is not a real god because algebra exists.
Magic babies do not exist because Newton got physics right.
