(occam's razor) my exmormon analysis of religion/supernaturalism/magick, philosophy, science, etc, superimposed on my earlier experiences and beliefs as a mormon, then practicing magickian and now atheist. i appreciate any constructive input. please cite sources with clickable urls where appropriate.
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Cubist on scientific "proof"
If you want scientific evidence, forget about "proves", because science just doesn't *do* proof. Science does 'supported by the evidence', and 'well-supported by the evidence', and '*so* extremely well-supported by the evidence that you've gotta have a screw loose to reject it'. Scientists do not pretend to omniscience. It's always possible that there *might* be some overlooked factor that *could* make hamburger out of whatever scientific theory/conclusion.
http://groups.google.com/group/talk.origins/browse_thread/thread/e47f58c431cebabe?hl=en