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1 | Thanks for the answer | Acts 1:9 | johnboy36 | 190375 | ||
For something to be scientifically proven, it only has to be confirmed with testing to a degree of certaintly that is high enough to disregard all alternative theories. it doesn't have to be replicated. we can prove that the earth orbits the sun but we can't make it happen in a lab. As I said, there is no evidence to support the alternative theories behind how i came to exist, such as be being a clone. Finally you say there is no evidence that he did not ascend, this is not evidence to support the fact that he did, if it was then i could argue that i cannot prove that the tooth fairy doen't exist, therefore she does. |
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2 | Thanks for the answer | Acts 1:9 | Morant61 | 190376 | ||
Greetings Johnboy! Firstly, we have apparently been taught different definitions of the word 'proven'. :) I was always taught that something is not proven unless it is repeatable and observable. One may theorize that something is true and provide evidence to support that theory, but one cannot prove the theory unless one can test it, observe it, and repeat it. You used the illustration of the earth orbiting the sun. Of course, we cannot put the sun into a lab. However, we can use math and observation to predict that the earth will orbit the sun in a certain amount of time. We can then either observe from earth, or actually go into space to test our theory. After the earth orbits the sun, we can then test it again - so we can repeat it. :-) Secondly, I never said that there was evidence that you were a clone. I said that you being a clone is an alternate explanation for how you came into existence. The facts as you stated them about your existence did not 'prove' that you were born. There are other possible explanations. Finally, your tooth fairy argument is cute, but it misses the point entirely. There is no historical evidence that the tooth fairy actually exists. However, there is historical evidence that Jesus ascended into Heaven. That evidence is in the form of eyewitness accounts. Is is scientific to disregard that evidence for no reason? It would be different if one had competing eyewitness accounts. However, there is no historical evidence that He did not ascend, so on what basis would you simply discount the evidence that does exist? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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