Author: Pahu78Pahu78
Date: Mar 24, 2008 16:40
How Can the Study of Creation Be Scientific?
Let me define science:
Science: A field of study seeking to better understand natural
phenomena through the use of observations and experiments.
Broad, but increasingly precise and concise, relationships are sought
between causes and effects. These relationships, called scientific
laws, help predict future phenomena and explain past events.
Notice, this does not mean that the first cause must be naturalistic.
It is poor logic to say that because science deals with natural, cause-
and-effect relationships, the first cause must be a natural event.
Furthermore, if the first cause were a natural consequence of
something else, it would not be the first cause. Scientific laws can
provide great insight on ultimate origins even though the first cause
cannot, by definition, be duplicated. Yes, there was a beginning.
Scientific conclusions, while never final, must be based on evidence.
Scientific Evidence: Something that has been measured with instruments
or detected with our senses, is verifiable, and helps support or
refute possible physical explanations.
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