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To: Lexinom
The problem is that you're constructing philosophical arguments to refute scientific theories. Quantum mechanics did not become false because causality was betrayed or that it refuted the Cosmological Argument. You have to refute scientific theories on a scientific basis. Philosophical propositions and premises do not lend credence in arguments against science.
585 posted on 08/21/2006 4:30:46 PM PDT by Dante Alighieri
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To: Dante Alighieri
You're beginning to see it.

What we've done, or attempted to do, is show how science itself is dependent on that which cannot itself be subjected to scientific inquiry, such as the laws of logic.

We've then posed a probability: given that science depends on something unobservable and antecedent, either we must assume that A) these transcendental principles/facts/truths stand on their own, or B) their very existence points to an ultimate transcendental Cause. From these two choices, we have an irrational one (A) and a rational one (B).

In effect, what we have accomplished is effectively the proving of God's existence by way of elimination, to wit, the absurdity/impossibility of the contrary. The next scientific fact or anecdote someone throws out will rest on the very a prioris that point to that conclusion. Actually, that applies not just to science but to all communication and meaning.

In proving God's existence we have destroyed the possibility of a key logical implication of Darwin's theory, were it true: that there is no need for God for life as we know it. In doing that we have not entirely disproved Darwinism, mind you, but have eliminated one of its primary appeals.

590 posted on 08/21/2006 7:29:57 PM PDT by Lexinom
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