tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823028754153829159.post3091612957242442013..comments2024-01-19T20:36:22.060+10:00Comments on soli deo gloria: Science involves faithRoss H. McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09950455939572097456noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823028754153829159.post-60023211913535071902012-08-22T16:31:34.567+10:002012-08-22T16:31:34.567+10:00Hello Prof. Ross,
We were having a similar discuss...Hello Prof. Ross,<br />We were having a similar discussion after the advanced computational physics lecture today, spurred on by the upcoming BrisScience talk on if modern science has made religion obsolete. Whilst I believe that this is definitely not true (for a start, religion and science are not mutually exclusive and generally serve valid and different purposes in the modern world), it seems that some people become hung up on the assumptions that come before the scientific method. Theology can be pursued with a scientific method by making hypotheses and testing them by examining evidence (usually from the past, as with history, psychology, and other social sciences), regardless of the initial assumptions. <br /><br />At least with religious endeavours, the work one 'theologist' does individually has perhaps more applicable benefits to reward their devotion. Perhaps we need to stake as much of our reputation, time and energy on this study as we do on science (and for those non-relgious ones out there, the study of one's own nature is rarely futile)? <br /><br />At some point I shall have to read the paper, too.... Josh Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08826709531854978548noreply@blogger.com