Heyo
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Exactly. But something not being real doesn't make it non existent. There are, e. g., constructs that are not measurable and only exist because we agree they do, like national borders.
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If science can't explain it,,,,
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Spirit of Light
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RestlessSoul
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I have another question; if science can explain it, does that mean it is real? Or only that science, a human construct, can offer an explanation - which may or may not be true - to the human mind?
Heyo
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Do you think god is a construct? If so, and if enough people agree with you upon the properties of the god, then it exists.
Do you think god is real? If so, we should be able to measure it.
Very true. But with that statement, you are implying that someday science can explain parallel universes, spiritual matter, and other things.
Spirit of Light
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I believe God is a being far above humans understanding, and no i do not think science will be able to messure the true essence of God.
What sciences can do is to messure Gods creation in this universe.
exchemist
Veteran Member
But "science can't explain it" is in the present tense. It says nothing about the future.
So you cannot assume it also means "science will never be able to explain it".
Heyo
Veteran Member
Only if those are things, i.e. real.
Spirit of Light
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Can you explain a non physical thing you see/understand as real? So it means it can't be measured but still being real to you.
Heyo
Veteran Member
No - because there is no such thing that is non physical and I see it as real.
Spirit of Light
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So only the physical universe exists?
You can not see me, since i am on a different place than you.
Am I real or non existent?
Heyo
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Only the physical universe is real. I explained how non real entities can exist.
I see your responses, they are measurable. So "you" as the author of the responses are real. I don't make any assumption about you being a human or a computer, though.
(J.k., I do assume, based on past experiences, you are human.)
Do you mean:If science can't explain it,,,,
Be it a god, a miracle, magic, something physically seen or
physically experienced, or a personal experience....
If science can't explain it, does it mean it isn't real, didn't happen, or isn't possible?
The vote is anonymous, so vote honest
a)Something Science has not been able to explain it as of now.
b)Something that Science, in principle, can never explain it.
Spirit of Light
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So you holding a belief in that I am a human...
Why is not that strange to you, but a belief in a God is strange?
Silly question. Almost everything we now know was once not explained.
Did it all become real and possible only when someone came up with an explanation?
How did they dream up an explanations for yet unknown phenomena?
Once -- not that long ago -- science couldn't explain day and night, the seasons, earthquakes, or what your heart did. Does/did that mean these phenomena weren't real?
Brian2
Veteran Member
What you say is easy to understand and I think "We Never Know" can understand it.
What you may not understand is that if science cannot explain it yet, it means science cannot explain it, there is no scientific explanation. If you want to add "now" to the end of the sentence and suppose that science will be able to explain it sometime then that is a belief in a particular world view which says that all things are explainable by science. iows the supernatural does not exist.
paarsurrey
Veteran Member
Mathematics is the mother of Science. Right?If science can't explain it,,,,
Be it a god, a miracle, magic, something physically seen or
physically experienced, or a personal experience....
If science can't explain it, does it mean it isn't real, didn't happen, or isn't possible?
The vote is anonymous, so vote honest
Is it real, please?
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mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
If science can't explain it,,,,
Be it a god, a miracle, magic, something physically seen or
physically experienced, or a personal experience....
If science can't explain it, does it mean it isn't real, didn't happen, or isn't possible?
The vote is anonymous, so vote honest
It depends on what you mean explain.
Science couldn’t explain gravity for a long time. Was gravity non existent during such ages?If science can't explain it,,,,
Be it a god, a miracle, magic, something physically seen or
physically experienced, or a personal experience....
If science can't explain it, does it mean it isn't real, didn't happen, or isn't possible?
The vote is anonymous, so vote honest
There are literal entire fields of science that deal with theoretical concepts.
Like theoretical physics I’m pretty sure is a thing.
I’m no where near smart enough to know what that entails. But “theoretical” seems like it’s not all “tangible things” that are studied, so to speak
If science could explain every iota of human existence, of reality, of theoretical reality even, I don’t think it would be studied anymore as a whole. That there is more to understand is fundamental to why we carry out scientific study in the first place.
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