RE: Easy arguments against the Bible, and religion as a whole
December 16, 2011 at 3:01 am
(This post was last modified: December 16, 2011 at 3:07 am by The Grand Nudger.)
I think you've misunderstood. When dealing with past events, testimony is the weakest possible source. We have many other options available to us. When dealing with the moon, we needn't go there to rule out cheese definitively. These are permissive qualifiers that appeal to you because they afford your religion a sense of credibility it does not deserve.
Correct application of the scientific method is still no promise of accuracy btw. You can do everything right and still be wrong. Sad but true. The scientific method provides us with explanations that carry a decent amount of provisional certainty. That is to say "this is our explanation, until such a time as new information becomes available to us about either the subject at hand or our methods for determining the veracity of this explanation". One of the strengths of the whole enterprise actually.
Correct application of the scientific method is still no promise of accuracy btw. You can do everything right and still be wrong. Sad but true. The scientific method provides us with explanations that carry a decent amount of provisional certainty. That is to say "this is our explanation, until such a time as new information becomes available to us about either the subject at hand or our methods for determining the veracity of this explanation". One of the strengths of the whole enterprise actually.
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