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tesla
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Message 1 of 72 (444422)
12-29-2007 11:57 AM


question: by admitting to "God" does science lose its grounds?
assertion: by scientific enquiry, believing that the base of all things came from one intelligent source only directs science to explore the science in observations of that law, which would assert that chaos is only apparent, and that purpose exists for items under scientific scrutiny.
question: so, if a scientist accepts that all things were based by an intelligent entity, he also asserts that everything was designed?
assertion: no. he only asserts that the basis was of intelligence and designed some, but scientific data does not assert that all was designed. IE: a man takes a tank, fills it with water, and adds chemicals to see how they will react, the reaction was not controlled, but allowed freedom in a contained environment to "become"
question: so a scientist accepting that an intelligent entity was first may not be religious?
assertion: true. religion makes assertion based on divine inspirations. a man who eats magic mushrooms can believe he had involvement with the divine. religion also has been targets of corruption, and nothing man mandated is totally infallible.
the scientist in question, may find science in the religions to be impressive, and perhaps even of divine assertion, yet acknowledge that flaws in overall religion and writings of man were not written by the hand of the divine, and therefore, while acknowledged, may not be religious.
the acceptance that by scientific principle, that which was first had intelligence only directs the enquiry of science to the assertion of order within boundaries, and chaos only apparent.
debate?
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Message 2 of 72 (444471)
12-29-2007 2:32 PM
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12-29-2007 11:57 AM


Not sure what this has to do with creationist scientists. Sounds more like a deistic scientist. Creationist scientists, if we are using our terms as commonly understood would be fideistic rather than deistic.
I think therefore that either the title should be changed, or the content. If the title is changed, I don't think there is a great deal to debate.
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Message 3 of 72 (444475)
12-29-2007 2:48 PM
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12-29-2007 2:32 PM


eh?
so creationism only is relative as a science if one is admitting all life was designed?
what then is deistic science? I've never heard of any debate on it...
(which this is only suggesting creationism as a science, which if its a biblical understanding only, would mean its not.)
creationist assert that there was a supreme being, by accepting this assertion does not mean that a scientist would have to have a religion in order to admit a supreme being..
if this is not creationism, then creationist don't even agree on what creationists are?
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Message 4 of 72 (444478)
12-29-2007 3:06 PM
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12-29-2007 2:48 PM


Re: eh?
If you want to, you can have this be a semantic argument over the term 'creationist' versus 'deist'. You can have it be about creationist scientists who are scientists that happen to believe the universe was created by a deity who intervened in the case of earth and/or life (creationism but with no specific religion necessarily). You can have it about scientists who believe that the universe was created by a deity that subsequently let the universe run without intervention with life and the earth being drawn out from those original rules (with no specific religion...essentially called deism). You can have the discussion that is inclusive of both of these positions.
Either way: it isn't entirely clear from your first post what is to be debated - and it might help if you include your own position and what conclusions you draw from it.
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Message 5 of 72 (444480)
12-29-2007 3:14 PM
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12-29-2007 3:06 PM


Re: eh?
what I'm suggested is more in between.
a scientist who accepts that God "tweaks" or makes adjustments in the "created" world, but not on every level.
I'm suggesting a scientist that can accept creationism, without religion to explain it, rather, to look for clues in science.
anomalies would not be accepted wholly as "God acted" but neither would it be dismissed as a probability.
am i describing here, a creationist, or a deist?
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Message 6 of 72 (444482)
12-29-2007 3:23 PM
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12-29-2007 3:14 PM


Re: eh?
i changed the topic, does that clarify?
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Message 7 of 72 (444484)
12-29-2007 3:53 PM


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Message 8 of 72 (444504)
12-29-2007 5:28 PM


I'm not getting a clear picture of the intent of this thread, but I'm interested in the general topic area, so I'll just wing it for this first reply.
Science studies the natural world. If we can detect it with our senses, either directly or indirectly with our instruments, then it can be studied by science.
Science neither accepts nor rejects God. It's just that science has no evidence from the natural world of God, so science cannot say anything about God's possible presence in the natural world.
--Percy

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Message 9 of 72 (444509)
12-29-2007 5:40 PM
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so if God was accepted?
so if by the evidence in scientific law, that an intelligent entity is logically accepted as the basis of all things; (for the argument lets say it is so), would this acceptance hinder scientific enquiry?

keep your mind from this way of enquiry, for never will you show that not-being is
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Message 10 of 72 (444518)
12-29-2007 6:54 PM
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12-29-2007 5:40 PM


Re: so if God was accepted?
so if by the evidence in scientific law, that an intelligent entity is logically accepted as the basis of all things; (for the argument lets say it is so), would this acceptance hinder scientific enquiry?
If the evidence indicated that an intelligent entity - that could not hinder scientific inquiry. If there was no evidence of an intelligent entity and a scientist believed that it existed, then it could only hinder scientific inquiry if they believed that this entity influenced whatever it was they are studying.

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Message 11 of 72 (444525)
12-29-2007 7:13 PM
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Re: so if God was accepted?
then it could only hinder scientific inquiry if they believed that this entity influenced whatever it was they are studying.
~quote from modulous~
acceptance of an intelligent being would influence how?
let me try better to put this,
what laws of science would be established by the admission of intelligence?
would it negate evolution? (by the above assertions, no.)
would it negate the big bang? (by the above assertions, no.)
my point of argument is to show that if science admits to an intelligent being being first, that science is only proof of the "how" of God, and no explanation of "why" of God.
in effect, I'm asserting that the admission would not affect science negatively, but rather, compliment it.
but I'm not sure this can be said logically without first questioning scientists on the effect on current science.
based on the initial assertions, the acts of God in science are only potential, and not definite.
even if science was to acknowledge God definitively.
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Message 12 of 72 (444529)
12-29-2007 7:29 PM
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12-29-2007 11:57 AM


No.

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Message 13 of 72 (444536)
12-29-2007 8:00 PM
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12-29-2007 7:13 PM


Re: so if God was accepted?
acceptance of an intelligent being would influence how?
It depends on how this being influences stuff. If it periodically stabs wicked people in the chest - then it might affect forensic science inquiry if the consensus of forensic scientists is convinced it exists. This is a psychological effect rather than a logical one.
would it negate evolution? (by the above assertions, no.)
It depends whether or not said intelligence is involved in the diversity of life as to how much the science of evolution would be affected.
would it negate the big bang?
That depends on what influence the entity has over the geometry of space/time.
If said entity has no influence upon the thing being studied - then it cannot affect the study of that thing. If it does affect the thing being studied then it has the possibility of affecting study.
my point of argument is to show that if science admits to an intelligent being being first, that science is only proof of the "how" of God, and no explanation of "why" of God.
Indeed - many scientists hold this position. For example, to differentiate from creationists, some people call themselves theistic evolutionists. A lot of the time, they simply say evolution was how God did it. Occasionally, the idea that god 'tweaks' things along from time to time creeps in. Normally it doesn't affect the science that is produced by these people, but I do think it devalues the god they believe in: after all either god pings it all into existence and doesn't need to make any changes other than to account for the actions of beings with free will OR god creates a wonderful algorithm that beautifully creates that which it willed in the first place. Any god that has to tinker with its creation to get it going in the direction it wants seems inferior to me.

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Message 14 of 72 (444540)
12-29-2007 8:13 PM
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12-29-2007 8:00 PM


Re: so if God was accepted?
question: so, if a scientist accepts that all things were based by an intelligent entity, he also asserts that everything was designed?
assertion: no. he only asserts that the basis was of intelligence and designed some, but scientific data does not assert that all was designed. IE: a man takes a tank, fills it with water, and adds chemicals to see how they will react, the reaction was not controlled, but allowed freedom in a contained environment to "become"
modulous, you forgot the above assertions. I'm talking about God within the context of proven science.
the God you just proposed would be outside of the principles of proven science, and therefore, false.
however, an intelligent entity acknowledged within science (therefore not in contradiction of science law)is a different view of God, yet acknowledging the existence of an intelligent energy that was first.
within the observance of the initial assertions, would God effect science?
and the "why" of God belongs to religion, science is only the scrutiny of the "how"
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keep your mind from this way of enquiry, for never will you show that not-being is
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Message 15 of 72 (444541)
12-29-2007 8:14 PM
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12-29-2007 8:00 PM


The tweaker God
Any god that has to tinker with its creation to get it going in the direction it wants seems inferior to me.
This may well be going badly off-topic but...
I personally have no problem with a God that might sometimes adjust the parameters of his/her/its experiment. God thinks - "Well, this evolution experiment is interesting, but I wonder what would happen if I here influence the pathway a bit?"
Maybe some sort of theistic evolution topic might be spun off this thing. Me, I'm too lame of a writer to pull it off.
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