(September 27, 2021 at 3:03 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: But that would be religion involving itself in science, not science involving itself with religion.
Boru
Exactly. If religion makes no claims that affect nature, then the two subjects do not overlap. If religion does make claims that affect nature (i.e. if God does things), then religious claims can be (at least in theory) investigated by science.
A God could presumably destroy and recreate the universe every day, and create false memories and evidence that seems to explain the new universe. Such a deity would be a trickster, and would be evil for creating the universe today in its current form with so much suffering. Such a deity's actions would also not be testable by science.
But a deity that intervenes in the world would leave evidence of the change. Also, at least some aspect of the deity would have to be natural to have interaction with the natural world. Science would be able to investigate the changes and whatever natural aspect the god has (i.e. is there a buildup of energy with every miracle? Is the god's knowledge limited by the speed of light? Under what circumstances does the god do things?)