Can science prove that god doesn't exist ?

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The discussion centers on the limitations of science in proving or disproving the existence of God, emphasizing that science requires empirical evidence, which is not applicable to divine entities. Participants argue that it is impossible to prove the non-existence of something, including God, as this would require the entity to be observable and testable. The conversation also touches on the philosophical implications of defining God, with some asserting that many notions of God are modified to avoid contradictions, leading to a lack of empirical content. Additionally, the distinction between God and religion is highlighted, suggesting that while science can challenge religious claims, it does not address the existence of God directly. Ultimately, the dialogue reflects the complexity of the relationship between faith, science, and philosophical inquiry.
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poor mystic said:
I want to say that for me, the question of whether a separate spiritual reality exists is closed. I assert of my own personal experience that human beings have a set of bodies overlaid upon one one another like layers of images in Photoshop.
This which I say is true, though it is not my daily experience.
The Watcher said:
On a subjective note, I know that there is an unseen intelligence which I can communicate with and visa versa and that this interactive communion has quiet satisfactorily proved itself to my personal experience and has enabled me to bring order to what was once viewed by me as chaos – and thus now, coherency to my experience of life.

In a thread which has already been on shaky ground, this has crossed the line from abstract philosophy into assertion of mysticism.

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DaveC426913 said:
In a thread which has already been on shaky ground, this has crossed the line from abstract philosophy into assertion of mysticism.

Thread locking commencing. Please remain where you are. Authorities have been dispatched to your location.

Fat lot you know. You don't even objectively exist. Or object to existing. Or something.
 
  • #183
GeorginaS said:
Fat lot you know. You don't even objectively exist. Or object to existing. Or something.
Hey.

Just for that, you are two inches tall and I'm using your head as a Q-tip - in my mind.
 
  • #184
GeorginaS said:
Fat lot you know. You don't even objectively exist. Or object to existing. Or something.


"I refute it thus!" - kicking with mighty force a very large stone.
 
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Plays Taps.

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