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Physical & Life Sciences
Creation & Evolution
Book Of Enoch And The Flat-earth
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<blockquote data-quote="Jerry Smith" data-source="post: 263883" data-attributes="member: 2568"><p>These are three assumptions that science requires to operate, and are taken <em>a priori</em>. Therefore, to reject science, you must reject one or more of these assumptions. To do so leads to nihilism. Believers and non-believers alike share an aversion to nihilism, so yes, we have a shared faith in these assumptions. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Well, you are correct. Still, while science rests on these assumptions (or on "faith," as you have it, scientific <em>findings</em> rest on evidence. It is possible to take a lot of assumptions (whether or not they have any benefit, such as avoiding nihilism) and build up a world view that is internally consistent. The question, I guess, is what would be the point? Why not rest your <em>faith</em> either on these premises alone, or on these together with the&nbsp;core beliefs of the religious system you are most comfortable with, and avoid having assumptions of faith that actually <em>outweigh</em> evidence?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jerry Smith, post: 263883, member: 2568"] These are three assumptions that science requires to operate, and are taken [i]a priori[/i]. Therefore, to reject science, you must reject one or more of these assumptions. To do so leads to nihilism. Believers and non-believers alike share an aversion to nihilism, so yes, we have a shared faith in these assumptions. Well, you are correct. Still, while science rests on these assumptions (or on "faith," as you have it, scientific [i]findings[/i] rest on evidence. It is possible to take a lot of assumptions (whether or not they have any benefit, such as avoiding nihilism) and build up a world view that is internally consistent. The question, I guess, is what would be the point? Why not rest your [i]faith[/i] either on these premises alone, or on these together with the core beliefs of the religious system you are most comfortable with, and avoid having assumptions of faith that actually [i]outweigh[/i] evidence? [/QUOTE]
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