Posted by CarolAnn on November 13, 1999, at 16:10:11
In reply to Re: Depression, Evolution (CC), posted by Elizabeth on November 13, 1999, at 15:56:08
> I have trouble accepting any claim that is based on mysticism, which is exactly what you mean by "faith." Hypotheses should be testable.<<
Well, yes Elizabeth, but there are many scientific hypotheses and theorys that are considered to be absolute truths, even with no real way to test them. For example: The Theory of Relativity. And most of what is hypothesized about Quantam Mechanics, is not physically testable. And of course, the Big Bang theory is considered to be absolute truth by most scientists, and yet how could we ever test that?
Just some thoughts...CarolAnn
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