*note subject line change. Subject was "Two Questions" and now is "Science and Faith."
Debbie wrote: > Another possible explanation for why creationism > is not allowed in science class is that it threatens > the faith of many scientists. That may be a true human reason why creationism is excluded, but it is not a scientific reason. Scientists are human and don't always practice science as they should, but this should not cause us to redefine science as a discipline which involves faith. The scientific reason for excluding creationism is that the view primarily originates in faith (from revelation and the Bible). There is a scientific reason for why such a view could still be held to be scientific, despite its origins, but such a reason is not popular among most scientists. Debbie wrote: > Do you mean that science yields total > certainty about its conclusions? No. Just the opposite would be true. Faith yields total certainty. Science, being faithless, generally yields tentative conclusions that are always subject to change. Debbie wrote: > As to the ball: You have to have faith that > the ball will fall the same way every time. No, faith is not involved at all. One simply makes repeated observations and calculates the probability that future observations will conform to past observations. Assumptions often are made, but these assumptions do not involve faith. Debbie wrote: > And that you are not imagining or mistaking the ball, > the building, or the ground; that the ground and building > are not imperceptibly shifting during the experiment. These are considerations that the scientist should have, but such considerations should not involve faith according to the scientific method. Debbie wrote: > And that there is some value to seeking to find > out how fast a ball falls. Those things are not trivial. It does not have to have value to be science, but value helps in getting the grant money to continue doing science. :-) Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
