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Old 10-25-2006, 04:12 PM   #13
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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Originally Posted by morethanpretty
You have to have faith that the experiments and theories were established properly and all that mumbo jumbo is more than just mumbo jumbo that the scientists are using to make themselves feel smart.
No you don't. You can try it yourself. That may not be practical, but it is possible, so faith is not necessary.
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Many theories and experiments are debunked by later theories or experiments.
And the debunked theories are discarded. This is not indicative of faith, but of pragmatism. If you maintain faith in a debunked theory, you are no longer doing science. (See astrology and phrenology)
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More scientists are advocating the Intelligent design idea rather then the Big Bang theory nowadays.
Maybe if you are making a distinction between "advocating" and "generally acccepting".
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