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Originally Posted by CDSmith
Yes. But I also see the commonalities of the two. Don't you?
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No, I don't.
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Yes, and as I said those hypothesis' are either believed in or not. As in taken on faith. Really, if you don't have faith in your hypothesis what's the point?
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Yes, which is why the two words, hypothesis and theory, have different meanings.
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There's plenty beliefs on the scientific side of the argument that offer nothing physically testable or provable either. Go back in time far enough in the evolution of the world and the universe and at some point it all becomes speculation.
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And these would be hypotheses, no?
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You're focused on the differences, while I am merely pointing out the what the two sides have in common. Both sides rely on a modicum of faith to complete the puzzle, not just one. In fact some people put so much faith in science and all it's theories that it becomes as much of a religion as religion is.
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I'll agree that religious people can do good science, if you want to call that commonality. But at the core, the methods for acquiring knowledge are quite different.