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Originally posted by bogomil
reply to post by faithparadigm
Ref1; I'll start with the necessary background.
The scientific procedure consists of sets of rigorious demands, which must be followed:
Verifiable observation/information/data.
Ref2: Science does NOT operate with predetermined black/white 'answers', but from a gradual range of ideas, hypotheses, theories and generally accepted theories, where every step is a result of experiments, leading to the formulation of explanations and other experiments testing the explanations.
Along this processing-procedure certain 'tools' are used, a major one being 'logic' (which in this context means deductive logic). In the further development of more complex science, deductive logic is used to start from basic generally accepted scientific theories as a foundation for the later more complex ones.
Ref3: Quote: ["Why do you believes the earth is billions of years old?"]
The scientific answer is based on a combination of atomic theory and astronomical observations. How 'matter' has been formed and how astronomical bodies are composed, are positioned and how they move.
Originally posted by faithparadigm
reply to post by bogomil
I don't know too much about atomic theory but I imagine it's pretty broad in range. Astronomy can cover a multitude of disciplines as well. All I'm asking for is, what about astronomy or atomic theory gives you an indicator of the age of the universe. Also, I was originally asking about age of the earth, but no matter.
Originally posted by bogomil
reply to post by SuperiorEd
Quote: ["$20 if you can name a single thing you do apart from thinking and moving your body."]
Geez. And who will be the referee?
Quote: ["If you look closely, you see that we are on autopilot. Do you make your hair grow? Do you activate the cones and rods in your eyes for sight? Do you digest your food? Do you make the sun shine or the earth warm? Look close. All functions of the human and his reality are produced by God."]
Intelligent design once more, and "it's 'god' what did it" filling knowledge-gaps.