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Perhaps I should change the nature of the debate. Now it simply has to do with the importance of science, and the questions science answers in the present. I feel that science is so important to society it gives us the building blocks to better the world we live in, to gain knowledge about what we see every day. Medical Science can cure you, Natural science teaches us about the natural processes, and the list goes on.

Andromeda

28 Apr 2008 15:14

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I agree. It allows us to live with luxuries which we now regard as necessities. All impossible without science. Getting to work would be a chore, if there even was work.

Tromanator

11 Dec 2008 22:25

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Science in the right hands

v00v

03 Nov 2008 03:08

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Yes it does

iLoveJesus

29 Aug 2008 07:15

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I assume by science you mean our attempts to understand the natural world. I agree that the average human existence is better now because of our increased understanding of the rules that govern the physical world. However one cannot assume that this will always be the case. There are many historical and current situations where greater scientific understanding has lead to a greater ability to cause damage. As our capabilities grow our ability to responsibly use those capabilities has to grow faster. I suspect that any world where a technology based culture evolves finds itself eventually in a race between what they can do and what they should do. I also suspect that many such cultures lose that race.

finsch

10 Jul 2008 06:54

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Science is great. It can explain almost anything.

Mark

06 May 2008 19:55

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Anyone who disagrees with this is living in the wrong century. It can provide answers that religion can only dream to answer.

ibanex_87

06 May 2008 19:48

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Science can't explain morality.

Mark

06 May 2008 19:52

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Well, I'm a big believer in the good that science does on a regular basis, but science is a long way off explaining anywhere near almost everything. Theories are great, and the logic of most is undeniable, but theories they are, so while they make sense, it is still a matter of opinion. However, the things it has proven are priceless, and without such explanations, we'd still be living in the dark ages.

Jakers

28 Apr 2008 18:11

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I love science but it's mainly a guessing
and labelling game, you name things or make it up, wow that really betters evolution and humans present condition. Thanks to science we also have found faster ways to wipe ourselves out.

Bacchus

30 Apr 2008 02:05

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Its not a guessing game, science doesn't make things up. If you are referring to a scientific theory they conform to observations or experiments, a scientific theory is not a guess. Thanks to science we have found many treatments for many different diseases. The benefits of science far outweighs its setbacks.

Andromeda

30 Apr 2008 13:55

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“Yet science doesn't seem to think my argument is irrelevant, nor the beliefs of
religious fanatics Hizashi. Not when they set out to prove scientific evidence against spiritual mysticism and other similar fields of interest. Thus if these things are as dismissive in the scientific community as you make it sound then where do the scientific institutes that study these things come from, or the institutes that set out to give scientific explanations to these things?
What are their conclusions based on...colossians 1:16 and
colossians 1:17 ?”

The definition of the word “science” is “systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation”. Science isn’t about spirituality or supernatural things at all. If science can in fact explain things about spirituality or the supernatural, that’s fine. If it can’t, it doesn’t matter because that isn’t what science is about. It’s like going up to a professor who’s expertise lies within historical events and asking them a question about mathematics. If the professor can answer the question correctly, that’s fine. If he/she cannot, then it still doesn’t make a difference since you’re attempting to ask that professor to explain something that they’re field of interest isn’t required to explain.

“Hizashi, science is not strictly materialistic. I think you are only saying that just so you can bolster your case. Psychology is a legit field of scientific study designed to produce definite scientific results. Can you touch a mind? No, but they obviously exist, as science has proven. Scientific theory must begin with an assumption, just like a work of fiction must have roots in fact. Therefore, science is not strictly materialistic and your argument can no longer hold its own. I am a strong advocate of science, don't get me wrong, but you misinterpret its purpose.”

You’re right, psychology is a legit scientific field of study. Please note, however, that the “mind” is a product of the PHYSICAL human brain. This is why scientists are able to draw scientific conclusions about psychological things. Also, I never stated that science didn’t begin with assumptions. I said that science applies to the materialistic world, not the supernatural. I think you’re misunderstanding what I wrote.

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Unusual as it is, I’ll have to agree with Innomen on this matter. My disagreement on this topic is mainly due to the fact that the phrase “almost anything” has been left undefined. Science is meant to explain materialistic objects, events, and occurrences. It is not concerned with the supernatural.

Hizashi

29 Apr 2008 01:31

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Ethnics?

StBalders

30 Apr 2008 21:36

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Science is real good at some things. It is good at measuring and formulating. It can provide feasible theories which is within its realm.

However it is (for us) limited to what we are able to comprehend. It would be amazingly arrogant for us to assume our brains are able to comprehend all that exists in concept and in reality. As a dog is unable to comprehend algebra, so too do we have limitations, but because we cannot know what we cannot comprehend we are unable to truly appreciate where we are incomplete.

Science is good at the hows but not so good at the whys. It can explain how music works, but it cannot explain why it is beautiful. It simply is not geared for that sort of thing. It might be able to explain our existence, but not why we exist, for it has no ability in this sort of quantifying. The problem is, because it cannot answer the whys, and it is bereft of tools to answer the whys, it then assumes and concludes there are no whys.

innomen

28 Apr 2008 18:42

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No way science can't explain everything.

viking435

28 Apr 2008 17:57

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Notice that I put the word "almost" in there. Name something you don't think science can explain?

Andromeda

28 Apr 2008 18:00

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