Re: black holes and intelligent design

From: Dave P. (davep_at_home.com)
Date: 03/02/05 

Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 00:19:50 -0500

On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:55:59 GMT,
bruce.sinclair@NOSPAMagresearch.NOTco.NOTnz (Bruce Sinclair) wrote:

>In article <1109623577.667275.27550@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>, "manutter51@yahoo.com" <manutter51@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>HLS wrote:
>>
>>> While I believe there is a Supreme Creator (whatever It might be), I
>>have
>>> extreme problems with any 'religion' which must resort to tethers of
>>blind
>>> faith
>>> to make itself work when the scientific method threatens it.
>>
>>I have problems with any religion that is even in danger of being
>>threatened by the scientific method. All the scientific method does is
>>help us separate what we *think* is out there from what is really out
>>there. It is a threat only to ignorance, delusion, and undue trust in
>>one's subjective opinions.
>
>... or to put it another way, it's a threat to faith :)

Indeed... which is why it is no amusingly ironic when people try to
use the scientific method to prove their faith. It's not just moronic,
its oxymoronic :)

Dave P.
>
>
>Bruce
>
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to
>think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone´s fault.
>If it was Us, what did that make Me ? After all, I´m one of Us. I must be.
>I´ve certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No-one ever thinks
>of themselves as one of Them. We´re always one of Us. It´s Them that do
>the bad things. <=> Terry Pratchett. Jingo.
>
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