RE: [asa] scientism question

"Science is the only reality" (actually, since science is basically a field
of study, this should be more correctly represented as "Nature is the only
reality") - either this is a self-evident fact, or it is a belief, or it's a
reasonable deduction that can be derived from facts. So how does he prove
that this assertion isn't a belief? Unless he knows all things about
everything, he has no way to conclusively rule out the existence of anything
non-natural.

Is matter eternal, or is it created? If it's eternal, what evidence can he
give to prove (without resorting to a belief system) that matter has always
existed?

Jon Tandy

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Subject: [asa] scientism question

A questions about the 'scientism' worldview (science is the only reality).
(I'm dealing with an atheist like that.)

If a person says they accept only 'science,' should they have a logical
issue with evolution since there is no scientific understanding of how
biological life can arise from non-life? Seems like abiogenesis is a
'belief' based on the evidence indicated by science in general, yet the
atheist I'm dealing with claims to have "no beliefs of any kind."

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Received on Thu Jan 8 13:54:40 2009