Do you believe in God?

Frogberto · 09-08-2006, 03:25 PM

That sounds like an "argument from authority" to me.

Ghoulish Delight · 09-08-2006, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Frogberto

That sounds like an "argument from authority" to me.

Huh? First of all, this isn't an exercise in logic. I'm simply stating what I believe. Second of all, argument from authority? Huh? What authority am I using? Are you talking about saying I'm a scientist? That was just to stop the scientific method lectures. I've read The New Organon. I'm well aware that science is not religion.

Alex · 09-08-2006, 04:08 PM

Ok, but my experience is that when most people say things like "science is just another kind of faith" they don't mean what you say you mean, though I still disagree with what you mean as even under those conditions I don't see anything resembling "faith". I don't have "faith" that the base assumptions are true, I only hold to those base assumptions so long as they are seem to better explain observation than other assumptions. That, to me, is pretty much the opposite of faith.

But if god wants to be a liar (and, for example, create a universe that only looks old but was actually created 97 minutes ago), it can't blame me for believing him. Also, it's an ass.

09-08-2006, 03:25 PM	#1
Frogberto Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 63	That sounds like an "argument from authority" to me.
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09-08-2006, 04:08 PM	#3
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Ok, but my experience is that when most people say things like "science is just another kind of faith" they don't mean what you say you mean, though I still disagree with what you mean as even under those conditions I don't see anything resembling "faith". I don't have "faith" that the base assumptions are true, I only hold to those base assumptions so long as they are seem to better explain observation than other assumptions. That, to me, is pretty much the opposite of faith. But if god wants to be a liar (and, for example, create a universe that only looks old but was actually created 97 minutes ago), it can't blame me for believing him. Also, it's an ass.
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