Re: What makes science science?

Randall R Randall (rrandall6@juno.com)
Mon, 7 Sep 1998 15:35:51 -0400

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On Sun, 6 Sep 1998 02:16:59 -0700 "J. R. Molloy" <jr@shasta.com> writes:
>Randall R Randall

>>>Science relies on empirical evidence; religion relies on
>>>faith.
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>>This one would require some defense, I think.
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>Have you read Richard Dawkins?

Some. The problem is that *everything* rests on assumptions, and it is sometimes difficult to defend scientific assumptions over religious ones. The *only* thing that I know of which we can point to is science's track record so far, and that doesn't seem to be very convincing to religionists.

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