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To: ifinnegan
Science can only be materialistic only material things can be quanitatively measured

And you are mixing the methodology of science with the philosophy. I suggest you watch the video I posted after my first post.

An infinitely old universe “would relieve us of the necessity of understanding the origin of matter at any finite time in the past.” Robert Dicke, Princeton 1965

They exclude the idea of a creator causing them to cling to incorrect models. This is simply so that they, as stated by Paul in Romans, don't have to consider the possibility of a creator. Science suffers since their presuppositions lead them astray.

Their presuppositions are religious in nature. They believe that nature is material and have included that belief in their methodology.

The presuppositions of naturalism also cause science to cling to a belief in macro-evolution and spontaneous creation of life even though the math is not on their side.

When confronted with the lack of time required for evolution to have produced the current world, Dawkins resorted to positing the existence of extra-terrestrials depositing life on our planet. He punctuated his unsubstantiated assertion by further positing that those extra-terrestrials had evolved in some distant place. Thus, we have religion posing as science in order to deny the possibility of a creating God.

48 posted on 02/13/2015 11:14:24 AM PST by the_Watchman
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To: the_Watchman

“And you are mixing the methodology of science with the philosophy.”

I don’t think so.

Science can only address physical material things. Things that are natural.

The method of science is the philosophy of science as far as there is a philosophy of science.

What do you think the philosophy of science is?


49 posted on 02/13/2015 12:09:39 PM PST by ifinnegan
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To: the_Watchman

“When confronted with the lack of time required for evolution to have produced the current world, Dawkins resorted to positing the existence of extra-terrestrials depositing life on our planet.”

That wasn’t Dawkins. Dawkins always cites the enormity of time, arguing that the age of Earth provides more than sufficient time.

Francis Crick talked about something like what you describe. Fred Hoyle I think came up with directed panspermia.

But Dawkins always talks about how much time there has been.


50 posted on 02/13/2015 12:13:37 PM PST by ifinnegan
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