All human beings seek to be rational in what they do. Yes, science does provide a method of justifying rationality but God is the other part of the spectrum that science cannot explain. God is also another figure that provides rationality to someone who does not understand science the only path to salvation and to rationality is through religion. If this form of God takes 1000 different shapes across many religions, it does not make God untrue, it is just a manifestation. The biggest contradictory idea against the motion would be that of whether God can be proven empirically.
This is where scientists try to falsify existing theories, trying to find evidence that would disprove them. His theory provides evidence that nothing can ever be 100%, e.g. the big bang is a theory is accepted by everyone but there is much more that scientists dont know and more info is needed to be found therefore it could be false. It argues that there always can be more evidence for every theory that has ever been made and proven. It is snowballing; it builds on achievements of previous scientists.
It has recently become common for religious groups to call for creationism (or ‘Intelligent Design’ as it is now called) to be recognised as having scientific support, but this is not as convincing as it seems. As the theory most supported by scientists, the onus of proof is on the creationists to show why a hundred years of solid science is now believed to be faulty. They have convincingly failed to do so. One of the fundamental flaws of creationism is that is begins with the assumption that a creator is responsible for life on earth, that the earth is
These things serve a multitude of purposes individually, eventually adding up to the universe which serves all of these purposes indiscriminately, so how can we compare it to a single-purposed object like a watch? This is an illogical comparison. There is no clear evidence to support this claim and it falls into the trap of religious bias. I think people would like to believe that the universe has a purpose only because it is one of the many comforting notions of religious belief. Religion is defined as
scared text, belief of God or supernatural person, sacred, moral codes Monotheistic Religions These religions believe in one divine power. Such as Christianity, Islam Polytheistic Religions These religions focus on a number of separate Gods. Such as Hinduism, Ancient Rome and Greece Religion and Science Science is based on evidence. Facts not opinions Scientist must ignore personal feelings and remain object al the time Scientists should be logical and rational. Science is ‘open’ –ideas are tested and proved if they are wrong – rejected – and other idea replaced Science and Religion Scientific ideas create problems for religion.
Whereas theological and philosophical investigation has been an occupation for an intellectual elite, the popular religion has often tended to look for myths as a source of inspiration. It is given though, that the biblical account of creation in Gen. 1 is widely different from creation myths of the ancient Near Eastern world. The first verse is totally devoid of myth, stating the simple fact that God has created the heaven and the earth. The second verse is, surprisingly enough, perhaps the most mythical in the whole creation account. A number of primeval elements are introduced: tohu and bohu, usually translated as unformed and void; darkness; water; wind or spirit of God; an abyss.
The way in which results are interpreted and communicated is a main difference between the two; science ensures that peers review their findings, however, often in pseudoscience; the results are given directly to the public – avoiding a peer review process – evading critical assessment. Radner and Radner found, in 1982, that the actual focus of an area of study highlights difference too, pseudoscientists tend to pick and choose what to study, whereas scientists’ selection of study is dictated by their own personal knowledge of areas that will genuinely benefit advancement of human understanding. Filippo stated in 1991 that science formulates hypotheses and information, and then gathers data, whereas, pseudoscience often formulates hypotheses to support previously gathered data. Analytical validation of a scientific method can be ensured through methodological pluralism; using more than one method in an analysis, using more than one method garners a more likely valid outcome. This methodological pluralism can be scrupulously assessed and later falsified, proved to be incorrect, if required.
Throughout human history, all humanity faces things in life like war, crime, and power which can cause hatred and problems for mankind to face. In the text, Mencius states that he believed that humans are inherently good. He believed that righteousness was determined by age; whereas, benevolence is internal because it’s a feeling determined by oneself. Hsun Tzu had a very different idea of the nature of humans. Unlike Mencius, Hsun Tzu believed that all humans were born evil.
He goes back to the first stages, performs more tests, changing variables and how the experiment is conducted, and may find that in fact, his theory now makes complete sense. He may go back and again present his new theory to the group of scientists, who now find that his theory is correct. Some of these scientists may now set out to aid him in his pursuit of knowledge, or it may coincide with a theory that they themselves have been developing. Examples of this can be found in
If God is all powerful and in complete control why does he allow such evil things to take place? In order to answer such questions we must first take a look at why we as people are in this predicament. Evil exists not because God is not in control or due to his incompetence as our Father. Evil entered the world through our own disobedience and failure to trust God in his perfection. “The woman was convinced.