Verno wrote on Sep 7, 2010, 08:46:
Science can no more prove there isnt a god, than prove there is one. And for all of the wonderful scientific discoveries that are made, science has a pretty good track record of being wrong, alot.
That's some seriously fifth grade logic right there, "well you can't prove it isnt so there!". That's essentially saying that anyone can simply say anything and if it can't be immediately disproven to everyone in the worlds satisfaction then it's automatically true. If that were anything but BS then you must by default accept every other faith, conspiracy theory and other idiocy that man can cook up. I'd also like to point out that most religious people don't actually practice that either, they only adapt it when its convenient for an argument. "Science" isn't about binary rights or wrongs, it's about accountable principles, research and the pursuit of scientific understanding of our universe.
That not fifth grad logic, thats questioning wether something can or cannot be possible. Your not simply saying "You cant prove it so there." Nor is it saying that anything that cant be disproven is automaticaly true. But if I cannot test something and disprove it, then it can be a possibility that I should account for wether its air temprature or a chemical lining, or anything else that might skew my data.
Oh and I agree there are alot of people out there who only want to beleive what they believe no matter what anyone else says, Wether they are religious or otherwise.
I agree with the last line, it isnt about being right or wrong, yet people still use it as proof that religious people are wrong for believing in god. Sad really, because alot of religious people believe almost anything is possible and every scientist should by default until he or she can prove otherwise.