paarsurrey
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"natural science and mathematics "Believing in the scriptures to be true and accepting the scriptures as true, is called FAITH.
FAITH isn’t evidence, nor is it proof.
I am referring to “evidence” as the word is used in scientific context, not used in legal context (eg evidence as used in law and in court cases). And I am using “proof” as it would be mathematical and theoretical contexts (eg theoretical physics), and again, not in the legal context.
The reason why I don’t used terms (eg evidence and proof) as defined in law and legal systems, because they used “evidence” and “proof” as if they were synonymous. In the world of natural science and mathematics, there are clear distinctions between “evidence” and “proof”.
After all, this thread is in “Science and Religion” forum, not in the “Law and Religion” forum.
Proof is a logical statement, which in the worlds of science and mathematics, and proofs are usually defined mathematical equations, formulas or constants/metrics. Equations and formulas are proofs, not evidences. Proof only provide abstract solutions, not real-world solutions.
Evidence, on the hand, is a real world solution, based on verifiable and testable observations.
While proof (in the form of formula or equation) is a useful tool in natural science, natural science rely on evidence to determine what are true or false. The Scientific Method use evidence to test the hypothesis and to determine if the hypothesis is TRUE or if the hypothesis is FALSE.
If each ones of these are true, then there are no EVIDENCES in religion.
- You cannot “observe”, “measure” or “test” God.
- You cannot “observe”, “measure” or “test” soul or spirit.
- You cannot “observe”, “measure” or “test” heaven and hell.
- You cannot “observe”, “measure” or “test” miracles.
And if you cannot put god in an equation or a formula, there is no PROOF in religion.
What is Nature? Did Science create it and since when, please?
Did Science create Mathematics or Mathematics create Science, please?
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