RE: Christians, what is your VERY BEST arguments for the existence of God?
March 31, 2010 at 5:09 pm
(March 30, 2010 at 10:32 pm)tackattack Wrote: Exactly how does belief in a diety exclude science in any way? Your thinking is fundamentally backassward.
perople use science to explain what they don't understand->
science tests and proves and gains understaning of the natural wrld->
people then want to control nature and turn to science->
science creates technology->
technology removes us from the natual world. I think the world would be a much better place without nuclear waste, pollution, guns, television, the internet, etc. I'm not saying these things aren't useful in today's society, but from a naturalistic standpoint yes I'd prefer it if people stopped driving, electricity, etc. If you use occam's razor to find the simplest solution heuristically; then, what's the best way to live? solve that one.
A lot of the ideas in Christianity, for example, completely ignore methodological naturalism (science). I'm not saying that Christians can't practice science. Francis Collins is a Christian evolutionist, geneticist with a big role in the Human Genome Project. I disagree that his basis for being Christian are scientific, but he has made significant contributions to human knowledge that I nobody should discredit for his irrational beliefs.
Your politics on electrical consumerism would be a tough fit unless we find out that we 'have' to give up all these electrical commodities.
Occam's razor? I don't see Occam's razor being used to understand why we should or shouldn't consume electricity... Computers have simplified communication greatly, but have also created an excuse not to go out and talk to people in person where I would agree with you.
