RE: Christians, what is your VERY BEST arguments for the existence of God?
February 9, 2010 at 2:48 am
(February 9, 2010 at 12:40 am)Watson Wrote: HA HA! Most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
I'll look into the Lenski experiment, might be interesting to learn about.
But, have you ever recreated it yourself? Seen it for yourself? Done it for yurself?
The processes involved in science can be replicated and analyzed repeatedly. So, with the proper training, I, as well as anyone else, with 20 years to spend, could recreate it.
The reasons one defers to the experts is based on a rational expectation. Just like when you turn on a light or go to the doctor, one has a rational expectation that the light turns on and the doctor with his diagnosis is correct. If the light is out or the doctor is wrong, it is not a paradigm shattering event. With both, you can run through each step of the actions involved to repeat it. If the filament is broken, then an integrative step by step analysis of light bulbs and the processes you were involved in will identify that. If the doctor is wrong, one can (with proper training) analyze every step of the diagnostic.
Key word is repeatability. And anything real is repeatable, limited only by our understanding and research. But just because we cannot do certain actions doesn't throw out the repeatability for an experiment or occurrence - it simply means we cannot do certain actions. A lack of evidence is simply a lack of evidence, nothing more.
