Is Faith a science? If faith is a science then everything that is validated by faith is science and should be considered as scientific research
Absolutely correct! if faith is science then it should be considered scientific research.
Fortunately, faith is as far from science as you can possibly get, and as such has nothing in common with scientific research except the letters f, a, i, t and h.
__________________ I hear stories from the chamber / How Christ was born into a manger
And like some ragged stranger / Died upon the cross
And might I say it seems so fitting in its way
He was a carpenter by trade / Or at least that's what I'm told
--Mercy Seat, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
No. Faith is belief in the irrational (i.e., belief in that which for which no rationale has been given). Science is a logically-derivable method by which the most probable explanation is picked from however many are presented.
Science tells us what to believe based on reasoned arguments. Faith, by definition, is belief in things without reasoned arguments. Thus, faith is the antithesis science.
Originally Posted by forumtengu
If faith is a science then everything that is validated by faith is science and should be considered as scientific research
Naturally. However, faith is not a science, so this line of reasoning is moot.
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A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, -- a mere heart of stone.
- Charles Darwin
"I am a scientist... when I find evidence that my theories are wrong, it is as exciting as if the evidence proved them right."
- Stargate: SG1
What can be asserted without reason, can be denied without reason.
- Anon
"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything."
The only question that comes to mind is if this junked up thread has anything to do with faith or science. If you pit faith against science then you understand the meaning of neither.
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“Gärtner, by the results of these transformation experiments, was led to oppose the opinion of those naturalists who dispute the stability of plant species and believe in a continuous evolution of vegetation. He perceives in the complete transformation of one species into another an indubitable proof that species are fixed with limits beyond which they cannot change.” (G. Mendel)
The only question that comes to mind is if this junked up thread has anything to do with faith or science. If you pit faith against science then you understand the meaning of neither.
That was completely non sequitor and nonsensical mark. That made no sense.
Science is the study of things which are backed by tangible, observeable, repeatable evidence.
Faith is the belief in things without tangible, observable, repeatable evidence.
Belief in ghosts for exaxmple is faith and not science. Acceptance of Evolution is science and not faith as there is observable, repeatable, and tangible evidence for Evolution and not Ghosts.
That was completely non sequitor and nonsensical mark. That made no sense.
Science is the study of things which are backed by tangible, observeable, repeatable evidence.
Faith is the belief in things without tangible, observable, repeatable evidence.
Belief in ghosts for exaxmple is faith and not science. Acceptance of Evolution is science and not faith as there is observable, repeatable, and tangible evidence for Evolution and not Ghosts.
Ah, but it's important to note that belief in ghosts can go from irrational faith to justified belief if evidence is presented. Indeed, those who claim to have experianced such things may very well believe that they did have an encounter with a ghost (and who knows, maybe they did!). Those people would be entirely justified in their belief in ghosts: they have, for all intents and purposes, experianced the evidence first hand.
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A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, -- a mere heart of stone.
- Charles Darwin
"I am a scientist... when I find evidence that my theories are wrong, it is as exciting as if the evidence proved them right."
- Stargate: SG1
What can be asserted without reason, can be denied without reason.
- Anon
"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything."
Of course it can, but to date no evidence has been presented. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
No *conclusive* evidence, you mean. Plenty of evidence has been presented, but it is as yet inadequate to prove beyond all reasonable doubt that ghosts exist.
However inconclusive they may be (and I agree that they are very inconclusive), personal experiences and anecdotes are still evidence!
The only question that comes to mind is if this junked up thread has anything to do with faith or science. If you pit faith against science then you understand the meaning of neither.
Does the OP pit faith against science? I thought it was attempting to equate faith with science.
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