crashfrog writes:
As of 2007, no experiment has directly detected the existence of the Higgs boson, but there is indirect evidence for it.
mike the wiz writes:
Couldn't we say the same for God?
Chiroptera writes:
Well, they are doing experiments right now to try to detect signs of the Higgs boson. The Higgs boson is believed to exist because theories that explain things that we do see and detect predict that the Higgs boson should exist as well. These theories also give a precise description (or, at least, a limited range in its properties) so that people know what they are looking for and can agree if and when they find it.
If the Higgs boson is discovered, other people will repeat the experiments, and devise clever new ones, to confirm that the Higgs boson was observed.
If, after years of looking for the signs that the theories tell them to look for, scientists fail to see any sign of the Higgs boson, the theories will end up being modified and replaced, and it may even be that the new theories will no longer claim that there is a Higgs boson.
Could we say the same for God?
Nice post Chiroptera (as usual). Too bad Mike overlooked it. I'll make the appropriate substitutions and respond.
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Well, Christians are doing experiments right now to try to detect signs of the God
Oh man. We are off to a bad start. Christians start with the God as a given, then try to mold their reality to fit.
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The God is believed to exist because theories that explain things that we do see and detect predict that the God should exist as well.
Damn, missed again. Actually, the God is believed to exist because there is this book that says s/he exists. How do Christians know the book is not in error? Because the God wrote it, of course. The God is infallible. The book says so.
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These theories also give a precise description (or, at least, a limited range in the God's properties) so that Christians know what they are looking for and can agree if and when they find the God.
Oh wow; that's just way too funny.
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If the God is discovered, other Christians will repeat the experiments, and devise clever new ones, to confirm that the God was observed.
I don't think so. It just takes an image in a piece of toast to prove beyond all doubt that the God exists--not that they were
really doubting though.
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If, after years of looking for the signs that the theories tell them to look for, Christians fail to see any sign of the God, the theories will end up being modified and replaced, and it may even be that the new theories will no longer claim that there is a God.
Dream on.
There really seems to be little comparison between a scientist's search for the Higgs boson and a Christian's "search" for the God. I could have overlooked something though.
Cheers.
Small disclaimer: I realize this doesn't strictly apply to all Christians. I think it may be true for most though.
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