The CCC wrote:DrW wrote:The 'goddidit' hypothesis does not even rate a second thought when evaluated according to the scientific method.
The goddidit hypothesis fails right out of the gate, having:
- No predictive power
- No parsimony
- No supporting evidence
- and many would claim: No falsifiability
List of scientists who happen to be Christian.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_C ... technology
CCC,
Seems as though we go through this drill on the board every couple of years. My statement was that most of those with a genuine understanding of science (e.g. professional scientists) would not claim that religion and science are compatible. In other words, most professional scientists do not believe in God.
Below is a graphic from a recent Pew Trust survey contrasting the general public to professional scientists when it comes to belief in God. As you can see, among professional scientists the proportion of atheists is about 10 fold of that among the general public, while the proportion of believers is less than half (33% as compared to 83%).
When one considers biologists only, the proportion of believers is substantially lower still. (Evolution strikes again.)
By the time one gets to the best of the best - the National Academy of Science - last time I checked, believers constituted only about 7% of the membership (and I would imagine that this small minority have their doubts).
Note the significantly greater proportion of scientists (7%) who declined to respond to the questions as compared to the general public (1%). Could it be that these scientists know the truth, but simply don't want to admit that goddidit is a failed hypothesis - even to themselves? Adding all of this 7% to the believers, there is still twice the proportion of believers among the general public as among scientists.