Harun Yahya teaches “Pseudo Science” and caries no respect in the scientific community. His “Invitation to Truth”, is any thing but.
He is an insult to intelligence and makes a mockery of every Muslim.
Re: GOD in the eyes of Science: Possibility or Necessity
Wilberhum, you're asking for sqaure circles. You say nobody can give you a scientific proof of God. I say: Science is an investigation of Gods laws, so every single scientific fact prooves teh existance of God. The reason we are unable to answer your question is not because answering it is imposible, but rather because you will fail to accept any answer we give.
I'm gonna repost what I posted before:
You forgot something very essential. Science is based on emperical testing. It doesn't tell us WHY things happens it tells us HOW things happen. Religion tells us WHY things happen and not HOW (at least not in detail). So they are two ways of looking at the same thing and they do go hand in hand, the difrence is one tells you why and the other tells you how.
For the sake of argument, try to look at it from the other perspective for a sec. God manifests his laws. Mankind is witness. God is consequent and always acts in the same way. Mankind is witness. Mankind starts to recognise paterns in these consequent acts of God. Mankind starts to find mathemetical ways to describe the way God manifests his law. Mankind calls this the science of nature, since this is the nature of everything they know. Mankind claims they no longer need God, they got science now.
Re: GOD in the eyes of Science: Possibility or Necessity
I haven't read the entire thread so I don't know how much of what I'm going to say has already been mentioned.
To speak about God under the scope of science is not logically consistent with common definitions. Science is the systematic study of the physical order and the natural laws which govern the observable universe. As theists believe that God is the originator of those laws and that order, He is beyond the scope of science. The 'eyes of science' cannot behold God, or anything beyond our observable universe for that matter. Science is the study of observable creation, not the Creator.
And yet, in response to those who would claim that theists mistakenly believe in an entity without proof, it should be pointed out that scientists have unanimously accepted a great host of entities without proof. (See a Muslim critique of agnosticism here). Everything from atoms to gravity to electromagnetic radiation is accepted without proof. Instead, in science the accepted theory is the one that provides most parsimonious explanation for observable phenomena. Applying this standard to the realm of religion, Muslims maintain that not only does Islam provide the most parsimonious explanation for our position in the universe, but it stands above all other religious or secular ideologies in its logical coherence and comprehensive answers, beginning with the most fundamental question of the purpose of life.
Concerning the origin of the universe, the energy and entropy therein, the sudden sentience of a human being, the fundamental moral sense and natural disposition of human beings, and many other issues, Islam provides definitive, logical and comprehensible answers. While many may be content to merely plead ignorance or fail to provide alternative theories on such issues, a scientific approach would require the acceptance of the logical answers provided by Islam.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Surely I was sent to perfect the qualities of righteous character" [Musnad Ahmad, Muwatta Mâlik]
Re: GOD in the eyes of Science: Possibility or Necessity
format_quote Originally Posted by steve
Really? I thought you were trying to say there's nothing scientific about God.
Big difference
Ansar Al-'Adl summed it up quite well.
To speak about God under the scope of science is not logically consistent with common definitions.
The answer is easily derived from that. There is nothing scientific about god. Therefore you can not make a scientific statement about god. But I would expect that you could not see that. You have a remark ability to see what isn’t there and not see what is. Also, as always, you never provide any answer. So until you have a valid statement, please don’t bother.
Re: GOD in the eyes of Science: Possibility or Necessity
GOD in the eyes of Science:
Possibility
Yes I would certainly suggest it's a possibility, so is camera shy little green men on the moon who have so far evaded detection. Both are equally possible. The theory that states God does not exist is a scientific valid theory and as for God existing, that currently can only be an Hypothosis.
Re: GOD in the eyes of Science: Possibility or Necessity
format_quote Originally Posted by wilberhum
Ansar Al-'Adl summed it up quite well.
The answer is easily derived from that. There is nothing scientific about god. Therefore you can not make a scientific statement about god. But I would expect that you could not see that.
No, what ansar said is taht God is the source of the phenomena investigated within science. So there is something scientific about God, since science by itself is teh investigation of the habitual acts of God.
format_quote Originally Posted by wilberhum
You have a remark ability to see what isn’t there and not see what is. Also, as always, you never provide any answer. So until you have a valid statement, please don’t bother.
That's cute first you say I will not be able to give you an answer, and then to cash in that claim you propose that I don't even try. Or at least not untill I have a valid statement, but wait a minute, what is valid? I'm quite certain that you will dismiss anything I'll say as being valid; as it wouldn't fit in your own un-validated view.
Re: GOD in the eyes of Science: Possibility or Necessity
format_quote Originally Posted by wilberhum
Therefore you can not make a scientific statement about god.
format_quote Originally Posted by steve
No, what ansar said is taht God is the source of the phenomena investigated within science. So there is something scientific about God, since science by itself is teh investigation of the habitual acts of God.
format_quote Originally Posted by wilberhum
I didn't see the Scientific Fact. Why is that?
Everything in science is not observable fact, there are lots of theories too.
It is not Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, and obedience to Allâh, etc.) that you turn your faces towards east and (or) west (in prayers); but Al-Birr is (the quality of) the one who believes in Allâh, the Last Day, the Angels, the Book, the Prophets and gives his wealth, in spite of love for it, to the kinsfolk, to the orphans, and to Al-Masâkîn (the poor), and to the wayfarer, and to those who ask, and to set slaves free, performs As-Salât, and gives the Zakât, and keep their word whenever they make a promise, and who are patient in extreme poverty and ailment (disease) and at the time of persecution, hardship, and war. Such are the people of the truth and they are Al-Muttaqûn (the pious).
Re: GOD in the eyes of Science: Possibility or Necessity
The existence of God (as of now) can not be proven or disproven by science, so any theory of God’s existence is not scientifically valid.
It's perfectly plausable for a theory that claims God does not exist. All you have to do to prove the theory wrong (aka - Falsifiable) is prove God exists. As you said, any theory of God's existence is not scientifically valid currently!
Re: GOD in the eyes of Science: Possibility or Necessity
format_quote Originally Posted by wilberhum
Steve
I didn't see the Scientific Fact. Why is that?
Because you're blind. I'm telling you; every single fact we examine in science is of devine nature. There is not an apple that falls to the ground; not an electon repeling another, not an atom that is held toghether without Allah enpowering it to be so. You want empirical testing? How about every prayer I make that gets answered? Every reasonable thing I ask for granted. How bout that warm fussy feeling I get from my soul. How bout the miracles of the Qur'an. How about the scientific view of time suggesting the existance of a soul? How about an age old religion answering paradoxes that science still cannot answer today. I've been an atheist almost my whole life. And I was always interested in science. And if you think my knowledge of science is poor I welcome you to debate me in it. After a certain while I realised science doesn't contradict religion (well at least not islam, it does contradict other religions) but in fact, science needs Islam to complete it!
You think you can prove something with a simplistic statement like "There's nothing scientific about God". Don't make me laugh. You want a serious debate, well then start one. with all do respect, these one liners only make you look ignorant.
Re: GOD in the eyes of Science: Possibility or Necessity
Greetings,
format_quote Originally Posted by steve
If you don't see them there's no point in me pointing them out for you.
Steve, being a man who knows a thing or two about science, surely you'll accept that a scientific fact has to be something that's objectively verifiable, not dependent on subjective prior beliefs?
Re: GOD in the eyes of Science: Possibility or Necessity
format_quote Originally Posted by steve
LOL
my post is full of them.
If you don't see them there's no point in me pointing them out for you.
Anything, any excuse. There is no scientific statement about god in any of your post. There is one and only one reason you refuse to point to one.
You don't have one, because there are none.
[MAD]Give me a Scientific Satatement about god.[/MAD]
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