Re: Cobb County

George Murphy wrote:

> Your views of the development of science are wildly far from the
> mark. In particular, your statement that "science is constantly
> proving itself wrong" is simply - well, wrong. As I pointed out in a
> parallel post, many theories that have now been superseded as
> fundamental explanations, such as Newtonian physics, have not been
> shown to be "wrong" but have turned out to be limited to a certain
> range of phenomena. Newtonian physics is not "wrong" but is an
> excellent approximation in the realm of small velocities, weak
> gravitational fields and large actions. It may turn out that current
> evolutionary theory is unable to explain some phenomena, but within
> the realm of phenomena in which it has been tested it is unlikely to
> require qualitative modification.

So what phenomena does a geocentrist theory describe accurately? For
every theory which fits your description history provides examples of 10
that fit mine. Why are scientists so defensive and unwilling to admit
what any clear reading of history says to everyone else?

>
> & you are right that scientists should be careful about making
> statements outside their field of competence. But this doesn't change
> the fact that one has to have some scientific competence in order to
> criticize scientific theories intelligently.

I see, to criticize science you must be a scientist. It seems modern
science fits the model of the inquisition quite readily. Only those who
make the claims of science can criticize the claims of science. All
that does is make me distrust science even more. A closed Cabal is
unlikely to be the sort of group that allows for truth-finding. If
science is not open to criticism from outside of science, it is merely
another fundamentalist religion which no one should trust. Maybe you
can tell me, why should we believe that someone is giving us the truth,
when they claim they are above criticism except for criticism by those
who agree with them in the first place?

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> Shalom
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> Edward J. Hassertt
> Reason By Faith
> Auburn, Washington
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> http://www.reasonbyfaith.org
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The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between 
classes, nor between political parties either, but right through every 
human heart   -  Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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Edward J. Hassertt
Reason By Faith
Auburn, Washington
http://www.reasonbyfaith.org
Christian Legal Discussion:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advocatusdeus/