(June 10, 2012 at 6:47 am)Ace Otana Wrote:(June 9, 2012 at 10:24 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: The limitation that science has on explaining things is that it can't give a reason for a process happening.
Sounds like a 'god of the gaps' argument. If we don't know/understand something, jump to god did it. Which is a non-answer.
There's tons I don't know, but in no way will I just assume some god exists and that he did it. I'll just admit to not knowing something and see if I can find a way to understanding it. If I can't then I'll have to leave it as an unknown.
Humans have a terrible habit of jumping to 'goddidit' when they don't know something. I guess it's that need to fill in that gap, even if it's with something very hollow and easily breakable.
I had a feeling I would be categorised into the 'goddidit' crowd. It's kind of like the example I have a couple of pages back about kicking a ball. I could kick a ball and science could tell you every last detail about how the ball and my muscles act, but I don't think it can tell you why I did it.
Science can explain the properties of matter but it can't explain the motive for matter existing. I'm not saying it won't explain how it formed but why. Do you think this still falls under the 'goddidit' type argument?
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
