faith versus scientific method

[jb_mcbean]

It's an interesting subject, as a lot of religious fundamentalist arguments are constructed solely around faith, whereas non religious science relies completely on the whole observation, hypothesis, experimentation and verification process.

What do you trust more, faith or science, and of course why?

Personally I trust science because I believe people put too much faith in things that can never happen. But some may say they trust the word of God over any scientist.

[The_Rabbi]

I trust science in explaining scientific matters. I trust faith in explaining spiritual matters.

Neither does a good job of explaining the other.

[Elephantitis Man]

What are 'spiritual matters' supposed to be???

[The_Rabbi]

Ghosts 'n shit.

[SurahAhriman]

quote:Originally posted by The_Rabbi:

Ghosts 'n shit.

Thats really the best reply you could have given.

[ohhi]

quote:Originally posted by SurahAhriman:

Thats really the best reply you could have given.

Can you give a better one?

[SurahAhriman]

quote:Originally posted by ohhi:



Can you give a better one?

I'm not claiming faith will solve spiritual problems. But then, I've never believed just hoping you're right with no attempt to discern truth solves any kind of problem.

[ohhi]

What truth?

[One_Armed_Scissor]

quote:Originally posted by The_Rabbi:

I trust science in explaining scientific matters. I trust faith in explaining spiritual matters.

Neither does a good job of explaining the other.

If you're going to claim something exists, it's your responsibility to back that claim up with evidence. There is no empirical evidence to suggest God exists, much less ghosts and spirits. Thus, scientificly, God does not exist based on the current evidence available. Of course, it is impossible to prove something does not exist due to the fact that it is impossible to travel to every single space in the universe in search of evidence. But for all practical purposes... you get the picture.

[TerminatorVinitiatoR]

this is what religious people are afraid of:

http://tinyurl.com/htg5t