Ground Rules

The thing is that it is here where many people see the scientific method as attacking there particular version of their god.The important thing I have learnt from discussions with people who believe in the supernatural is that to simply not acknowledging the existence of their god is sufficient to 'count as' an attack against their god.This means that not putting their god into every tentative scientific conclusion is tantamount to religious persecution.Do you really want a world where every tentative scientific conclusion has the caveat 'but it could all be done by a supernatural agent'?Edited by Larni, : Ninja'd by Bluescat

The thing is that Woodsy could take a degree in geology and do all that you suggest and would arrive at conclusions that are most likely in keeping with the current the state of the art.He could use his knowledge to verify what he was told directly.That's what research is.You can't verify faith: big difference.