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To: Texas Songwriter
If one comes to God he must come in faith. If one comes to scientism he must come in faith.

False dichotomies were never a very good tool for investiingating Truth.

96 posted on 07/26/2013 2:39:36 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: tacticalogic; Texas Songwriter
False dichotomies were never a very good tool for investiingating Truth.

Believing that science works requires faith that the system works and leads one to the truth.

And considering the track record science has it's pretty shaky ground. True today and disproved tomorrow is more the byword.

Presuming that there is an objective standard of truth is faith.

Presuming that there is an objective standard of truth that can be reached by some mechanism developed by man is faith.

Presuming that one has reached that objective standard of truth requires faith.

How does the scientist even know when they're reached the *truth* of a matter?

It reminds me of the Scripture penned 2,000 years ago.... "always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth".

So, what is truth and how do you know when you've attained it?

98 posted on 07/26/2013 6:47:03 AM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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