[Fester Chugabrew]

My, what a champion of inference and circumstantial evidence you seem to be, until it comes to inferences regarding how matter becomes organized and performs specific functions. Seems only certain types of inference and circumstantial evidence suit your fancy, namely those that suit your personal philosophy regarding objective reality.

[js1138]

Science makes inferences from things that can be observed and checked by others. It is interesting that scientists from all over the world agree on the main paradigms of the various sciences, while people of varying religions are killing each other over the interpretation of texts.

It is interesting that most scientific disputes are settled in a few years or a few decades, while people of various religions are re fighting 1700 year old heresies.

There are distinct difference in the subject matter and methodologies of religion and science. Science only studies those questions that can be resolved by empirical methods.