RE: Is Evolution a science or a faith?
July 26, 2014 at 11:02 am
(This post was last modified: July 26, 2014 at 11:10 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Modern Synthesis is the unifying theory of biology, it is a theory which has more evidence in it's favor than the theory of gravity. Let that sink in. This is the situation, regardless of whether or not there is a god. God is entirely irrelevant to this position.
In response to your questions, yes, Modern Synthesis is a thoroughly scientific theory, and no - atheism does not assume that "god" can be disproven with it's leverage. Of course, certain stories -about gods- most certainly can be. That's what science is good for, providing good explanations and disproving poor ones. I suppose, that if a person is unwilling to let go of one of those stories, they have consigned their god to irrelevance and inexistence...but it isn't science or atheism doing anything in that case. It's the believer who insists that their god is not real. Why they would wish to do so is, frankly, beyond me.
Perhaps you'll be able to explain?
In response to your questions, yes, Modern Synthesis is a thoroughly scientific theory, and no - atheism does not assume that "god" can be disproven with it's leverage. Of course, certain stories -about gods- most certainly can be. That's what science is good for, providing good explanations and disproving poor ones. I suppose, that if a person is unwilling to let go of one of those stories, they have consigned their god to irrelevance and inexistence...but it isn't science or atheism doing anything in that case. It's the believer who insists that their god is not real. Why they would wish to do so is, frankly, beyond me.
Perhaps you'll be able to explain?
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