Is everything natural testable?"

here I am.now what?

hi!thanks for the warm welcome!while I await paisano, maybe you can clarify something for me.I am intrigued by one of the statements in your previous post, the one where you said, "We gladly welcome all viewpoints here, but you had better be able to back them up with something other than personal beliefs."so, are you saying that any assertions that I make here must be confirmed by physical evidence to be considered valid?

thanks.I agree with most of that.but, do you agree that there are things that exist in this natural world (sic) that cannot be confirmed by physcial, tangible evidence (i.e. a petri dish)?if so, wouldn't that render your position (that for something to exist it must first be physically validated) irrational?

thanks for the clarification.but, you still didn't answer my question.let me ask you again, in more concise language: do you agree that there are things that exist in this physical world that cannot be quantified (i.e. tested in a lab, swished around in a test tube, examined under a microscope, etc.)?if you DO agree, then isn't your assertion (that everything that exists in this physical world can be physically tested) not only an irrational position to hold, but an illogical one also?This message has been edited by intelligently designed, 06-10-2004 08:40 AM

so, let me see if I understand you clearly now:you are holding the position that everything that exists in this physical world can be observed, or otherwise physically tested?is that basically what you're saying?

I'm ready for our debate.set it up.I'll check back in a couple of days.