This is due to the fact that Muslims believe that we (Humanity) are in the progress of learning and that we will come to understand the truth one day. They would use the idea of the Geocentric and Heliocentric universe. The Geocentric theory was that everything in the solar system was orbiting the Earth and this was believed to be scientific truth among all of humankind. However, as time passed, we discovered that the universe is in fact a heliocentric mode meaning that everything in the solar system orbits the sun. Currently, scientists have found out that even the heliocentric model is not correct as their seems to be two centres to this solar system.
‘God exists’ is an empirical hypothesis (30 marks) This essay will be arguing that ‘God exists’ is not an empirical hypothesis. An empirical hypothesis is a hypothesis (a proposed explanation of something) which can be tested through empirical procedures (through observation and experimentation using science). This essay will be arguing the following points: That ‘God exists’ cannot be proven using science; that it is a matter of faith, not provable fact and that ‘God exist’ is not an empirical hypothesis as it is in fact a religious hypothesis. Firstly the idea that God exists cannot be proven using science. There are no tests or actual empirical evidence for God’s existence.
It does not prove God’s existence; it argues that there must be a necessary being which created the universe. This is consistent with some views of God, however, it is far from an all-encompassing explanation. The argument is not considered to be the end-all-be-all defense for the existence of God. However, it is a good
The Speed of Light European scientists and philosophers believed that the speed of light was infinite until Danish astronomer Ole Roemer (1644–1710) demonstrated otherwise in 1676. In the early 17th century, Johannes Kepler stated that the speed of light is infinite since empty space presents no obstacle to it. Rene Descartes speculated that if the speed of light were found to be finite, his whole system of philosophy might be demolished. Galileo Galilei proposed to measure the speed of light by observing the delay between uncovering a lantern and its observation some distance away. It is not clear whether Galileo ever actually performed this experiment, and in any case his method would have only been able to determine that light speed was infinite or extraordinarily fast.
I think this because nowhere in the text did the author mention anything about this story being in the future. Even the dialogue between the Seller and the Collector, was all spoken in the present. The bauble was supposed to represent Earth in the future after all humans died due to pollution. Some examples to prove that this short story was not written in the future are; the very first sentence of the story. “Now here sir, is a lovely-and might I say, traditional-example” The Seller pointed, pg.284.
Furthermore, Ghazali gave the example of astronomical laws based on phenomena which occur only once in a thousand years. These are not arrived by personal observation, but by the knowledge of God and the Divine inspiration. Descartes, similarly, also doubted knowledge as learned since one cannot trust beliefs and knowledge from others. He also doubted the senses as the source of knowledge by arguing that the senses can be deceived. He supported this by giving the example of dreams, which seem like reality when one is experiencing them.
Aristotle was correct about his first argument, but his second one was challenged by a scientist by the name of Ptolemy. Ptolemy elaborated onto Aristotle’s idea of the earth being the in the “center” of the universe second century AD. Next, Hawking discusses the accomplishments of Nicholas Copernicus, a polish priest who contributed to science around 1514. Copernicus’ theory (Copernican theory), stated that the sun was stationary and at the center while the earth and other planets orbited the sun. Nearly a century passed until Copernican
To incorporate both of these possible outcomes, the universe splits into two. In one universe the physicist measures the object in wave form, while in the other universe; the object is measured in particulate form. An important feature of this split, however, is that an individual is unaware of his existence in the alternate universe. Theoretically, this hypothesis is the exact opposite of the Copenhagen interpretation with the latter stating that mechanics is not associated with objective reality, and merely deals with the observation and measurement of energy which come under neither the established idea of particles nor that of waves (Faye 1). On the contrary, the Many-worlds hypothesis implies that reality is directly linked to the universal wave function and its implications which are therefore, applicable at a bigger level (Everett 109).
Good arguments or good reasons with science are those that are supported by the scientific method. In the realm of science, various theories and hypotheses can be tested and supported through the scientific method. Pseudoscience refers to a theory that belongs to the domain of science; however, it is not scientifically testable. Pseudoscience is collections of ideas or theories that are made by people who claim their theories are “scientific when they are not scientific”. Pseudoscience cannot be said as a science because their theories do not come from observation and lead nowhere to further scientific problems.
So, he will find that consolation in paradise, but it does not become more truthful from it. Science is not a religion, because it is not based on the scriptures, nor the revelation, but only on the facts. This is difference between science and