To: RFC_Gal
"Deity(s) did it" isn't falsifiable, that is why science leaves out the supernatural.
True, and that is what makes science a theory, it makes assumptions which cannot be determined to be true or false. It assumes that because something is not falsifiable, it it false.
Actually, the whole notion of making scientific theories falsifiable was very recent, and came about because of philosopher name Karl Popper. The notion of falsifiability of sciencific theories is less than 50 years old.
To: microgood
True, and that is what makes science a theory, it makes assumptions which cannot be determined to be true or false. It assumes that because something is not falsifiable, it it false. Two points here:
1. You write "True, and that is what makes science a theory, it makes assumptions which cannot be determined to be true or false." This is not correct. Science strives to theory. Theory is the highest level of achievement in science (see the definitions I posted earlier). Any assumption, hypothesis, or theory which cannot be falsified is not really science.
2. You write "It assumes that because something is not falsifiable, it it false." Again, not correct. If it is not falsifiable, it is not science. (ID falls within this category: If I can't understand it, then a diety musta did it! Can't be falsified: not science.)
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07/16/2006 9:23:35 PM PDT by
Coyoteman
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