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To: CarolinaGuitarman
Science is based on observation not naturalism. Since we observe order and function in the universe, I think it is legitimate to infer a Designer, according to the laws of Cause and Effect.
461 posted on 12/01/2005 10:10:40 AM PST by attiladhun2 (evolution has both deified and degraded humanity)
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To: attiladhun2

"Science is based on observation not naturalism. Since we observe order and function in the universe, I think it is legitimate to infer a Designer, according to the laws of Cause and Effect."

Observation requires something to observe. Methodological naturalism is a requirement of science because no other stance allows one to test your claims. It does not follow logically that when one has found order that one has also found a Designer of that order. The existence of a deity/designer is not testable by science. That's the realm of theology and philosophy. Science can't say that a deity/designer does or doesn't exist; it's simply not a scientific question. Science has limits.


462 posted on 12/01/2005 10:20:05 AM PST by CarolinaGuitarman ("There is a grandeur in this view of life...")
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