Kylie
Defeater of Illogic
No. It isn't strange at all to point out that you belief/assertion has been vindicated scientifically. Far from it. Especially something as primordial as the origin of the universe. What's more the scientific endeavour, itself, was arguably initiated by the medieval friar and philosopher, Roger Bacon ; the West's initially unique rate of technological progress was a product of Christendom, of its Christian faith, moreover.
Unlike other religions (and no religion) we believe that man is made in God's image, and so expect to see something of the reasoning powers we possess in the designs of His Creation. Of course, it far exceeded our wildest dreams, in that even Einstein was left in total awe of the complexity and sophistication of the design of the universe, as well he might.
Here is one quote from Bacon on the subject :
'The strongest arguments prove nothing so long as the conclusions are not verified by experience. Experimental science is the queen of sciences and the goal of all speculation.'
In Bacon's day, the word, 'science' on its own, simply meant 'knowledge' ; 'experimental, here, evidently, 'empirical'.
You do not seem to understand the point I am making.
- Religion produces a text that can be interpreted in many ways.
- Science makes a discovery about the real world.
- One of the interpretations of the religious text seems to be similar to what science discovered.
- Religious people claim that this interpretation of the text is proof that the people who wrote it were right and that religion is correct.
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