Re: Catch 22?
- From: "Glend" <interelectromagnetic@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 17 Jan 2006 16:54:05 -0800
rev.goetz wrote:
> If science permits only naturalistic explanations for evolutionary
> theory, can science then fairly say that there never were supernatural
> events in history?
First off, science cannot say that there were never "supernatural
events in history". Secondly, "supernatural" has serious problems of
definition, and tended in the past to refer to the observable heavens
and the ideal world.
In a thread just shortly prior to yours we discussed somewhat the
testing of paranormal events. If they are to be included in the
definition "supernatural", there is absolutely no reason why such
supernatural events are not testable. The fact that they yield very
weak to nil results is something we know because we can test at least
some paranormal claims, and not because we cannot.
>
> Or should science be consistent with itself and say that it cannot
> verify if there were supernatural events in history?
Science properly does not tell us that Jesus never walked on the water.
It has less to do with it being "supernatural" than simply that for
various reasons it is beyond the realm of investigation. Proper
sdcientists do not tell us that Jesus never walked upon the water,
although practically it seems that most are either skeptical or that
they believe based on reasons other than scientific ones.
Inference is only probabilistic, and the fact that we don't see people
walking on the water unaided only gives us reason for skepticism, not
for certainty that it does not happen ever.
Glen Davidson
http://tinyurl.com/b8ykm
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