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Re: paleonet Faith and skepticism



Dear all,

This is a reply to Peter's latest postings in this thread. From your
previous e-mail I understand that since God is truth, He shouldn't be left
out of scientific work. I'm not sure if I get you right, because this is
exactly what creationists are doing. 'Real' scientists, then, should leave
God out of their theses and theories! Do you see the difference between "I
don't believe in evolution because it's not in the Bible" and "I don't
accept Darwinian theories because a Precambrian rabbit has been found"? And
then, wanting to go for absolute truth in this or any discussion is I think
a wasted effort. Within scientific frameworks there is no such thing as
absolute truth. If one says that evolution is 'true', it means that on the
basis of evidence provided, no objective, rational thinker has a reason to
suppose it happened otherwise. Consider also a few things you have said
yourself. You make a big point that everyone means something else using the
same word, and that a discussion can run only when it is clear what one
means with a certain word. So...no absolute truth then? One may pursue a
search to find God in evolution, but that is a faith exercise, not a science
exercise. So let us not answer faith matters with science, nor scientific
matters with faith, and let's not mix them up.

Ken
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