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Is Christianity Illogical?
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RE: Is Christianity Illogical?
(July 14, 2012 at 6:26 pm)Hovik Wrote:
(July 14, 2012 at 6:22 pm)spockrates Wrote: Pardon my lack of scientific knowledge about science! It sounds as though you are saying all knowledge is science. Am I misunderstanding you?

I didn't say knowledge is science. What I'm saying is all knowledge about the world is obtained through science. By science, I mean the observation and testing of the world around us in a formalized, logical, and rigorous manner. To quote Thomas Huxley, "the deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence. Science is simply common sense at its best--that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic."
Thanks, and please forgive my being slow to understand, but I thought science was that which uses the scientific method as proof, and the scientific method requires repeating some experiment. For example, one might use the scientific method to verify a cure for AIDS by repeating the same treatment with the same chemical compounds documented by another scientist. Since historical events cannot be repeated, how does the scientific method verify historical events?
"If you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains (no matter how improbable) must be the truth."

--Spock
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Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 4:31 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Polaris - July 14, 2012 at 4:35 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Tobie - July 14, 2012 at 4:38 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 4:42 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by LastPoet - July 14, 2012 at 4:48 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 4:56 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by FemmeRealism - July 16, 2012 at 12:25 am
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 4:39 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Polaris - July 14, 2012 at 4:41 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 4:50 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Polaris - July 14, 2012 at 4:53 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 4:59 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Tobie - July 14, 2012 at 5:04 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Erinome - July 14, 2012 at 5:48 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 5:53 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by LastPoet - July 14, 2012 at 6:01 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by LastPoet - July 14, 2012 at 4:40 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Gambit - July 14, 2012 at 4:56 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 5:05 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by LastPoet - July 14, 2012 at 5:05 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by LastPoet - July 14, 2012 at 5:23 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 5:30 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by LastPoet - July 14, 2012 at 5:42 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Annik - July 14, 2012 at 5:34 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 5:47 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Annik - July 14, 2012 at 5:51 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 6:05 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Annik - July 14, 2012 at 6:07 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - July 14, 2012 at 6:13 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Hovik - July 14, 2012 at 6:08 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 6:22 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Hovik - July 14, 2012 at 6:26 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 6:41 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Polaris - July 14, 2012 at 6:29 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Hovik - July 14, 2012 at 6:34 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 7:15 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by MysticKnight - July 14, 2012 at 7:37 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Polaris - July 14, 2012 at 7:28 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Annik - July 14, 2012 at 7:45 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Erinome - July 14, 2012 at 6:16 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by LastPoet - July 14, 2012 at 5:53 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 5:40 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Annik - July 14, 2012 at 5:44 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 5:49 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Erinome - July 14, 2012 at 5:44 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 5:51 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Erinome - July 14, 2012 at 5:57 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - July 14, 2012 at 5:52 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by jonb - July 14, 2012 at 6:10 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by MysticKnight - July 14, 2012 at 6:15 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by LastPoet - July 14, 2012 at 6:18 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by LastPoet - July 14, 2012 at 6:25 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 6:57 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Erinome - July 14, 2012 at 7:39 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 8:06 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Gambit - July 14, 2012 at 6:31 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 6:51 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - July 14, 2012 at 6:46 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by jonb - July 14, 2012 at 6:47 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Minimalist - July 14, 2012 at 6:55 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by MysticKnight - July 14, 2012 at 7:12 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Gambit - July 14, 2012 at 7:24 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 7:57 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by jonb - July 14, 2012 at 8:19 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 8:30 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by KnockEmOuttt - July 14, 2012 at 8:41 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by jonb - July 14, 2012 at 8:51 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 8:53 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by jonb - July 14, 2012 at 9:18 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 9:29 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 9:51 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by jonb - July 14, 2012 at 10:05 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by downbeatplumb - July 15, 2012 at 7:09 am
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - July 14, 2012 at 7:25 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by padraic - July 14, 2012 at 7:26 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by FallentoReason - July 14, 2012 at 7:58 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 8:19 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Gambit - July 14, 2012 at 8:12 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Taqiyya Mockingbird - July 14, 2012 at 8:23 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by KnockEmOuttt - July 14, 2012 at 8:15 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Taqiyya Mockingbird - July 14, 2012 at 8:17 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by FallentoReason - July 14, 2012 at 8:27 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 8:46 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by FallentoReason - July 14, 2012 at 8:55 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 9:12 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Erinome - July 14, 2012 at 8:35 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by FallentoReason - July 14, 2012 at 8:44 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Gambit - July 14, 2012 at 8:51 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 8:58 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Gambit - July 14, 2012 at 9:31 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by FallentoReason - July 14, 2012 at 9:04 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 15, 2012 at 8:30 am
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by downbeatplumb - July 15, 2012 at 9:50 am
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 15, 2012 at 10:02 am
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by downbeatplumb - July 15, 2012 at 10:19 am
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 15, 2012 at 11:39 am
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by CliveStaples - July 15, 2012 at 11:54 am
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 15, 2012 at 2:42 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Taqiyya Mockingbird - July 15, 2012 at 12:34 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 15, 2012 at 1:27 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Taqiyya Mockingbird - July 15, 2012 at 1:31 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 15, 2012 at 1:35 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Taqiyya Mockingbird - July 15, 2012 at 1:49 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 15, 2012 at 2:23 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Taqiyya Mockingbird - July 15, 2012 at 2:27 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 9:22 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by jonb - July 14, 2012 at 9:28 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 14, 2012 at 10:40 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by FallentoReason - July 15, 2012 at 2:58 am
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Taqiyya Mockingbird - July 15, 2012 at 10:00 am
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Taqiyya Mockingbird - July 15, 2012 at 11:18 am
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 15, 2012 at 12:02 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by FallentoReason - July 15, 2012 at 12:25 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Erinome - July 15, 2012 at 1:52 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Taqiyya Mockingbird - July 15, 2012 at 2:18 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 15, 2012 at 2:27 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Taqiyya Mockingbird - July 15, 2012 at 2:44 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Annik - July 15, 2012 at 2:24 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by downbeatplumb - July 15, 2012 at 2:25 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by MysticKnight - July 15, 2012 at 2:32 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by spockrates - July 15, 2012 at 3:04 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Taqiyya Mockingbird - July 15, 2012 at 3:11 pm
RE: Is Christianity Illogical? - by Angrboda - July 16, 2012 at 10:59 am

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