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Originally Posted by bkadoctaj
Wait, so where are you getting all of this? Is this quoted from somewhere else?
What I'm trying to get at again is that we're putting things into boxes. Some people might claim that Science is about discovery. We if that's so, then why are we CREATING new theories? Would theories be recognized by anything other than a human, at least in the sense of Science? Would they be recognized as theories before someone claimed they were and others accepted them as credible on some level? Talk about Creationism. I've said it before: there is one concept (Existence); it has infinite subtleties and perceptual dimensions.
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Theories arent developed on imagination alone. Scientists
promote theories (for the most part) because they have valid scientific evidence to suggest a certain something, or idea (ie the expanding universe or the big bang) may be fact. Theories arent "created" as you stated in your post, but rather they are presented to scientists through evidnece of possibility. Remember, a theory is only a theory...not a fact. Theories are nothing more than avenues for scientists to explore.
Science and religion, by definition, are two very different things. However, one could argue that science requires a certain amount of "belief" and "faith" in order for it to succeed and continue to expand. You have to believe in the work you are doing and have "faith" (although I dont care much for the word) in the fact that science is valid on a cosmological scale. The reality is that everything we think we may know or understand to be true (in the scientific world), may in fact be completely wrong and absolutely false.
The major difference between science and religion is that one is something that requires you to be pro-active in order to achieve or discover truth (science) Its a hands on, see the results and examine the results with your own eyes type thing. Science is tangible in the sense that you can see it, touch it, work with it, and examine it. On the other hand, the other only requires you to believe, stick to that belief and never stray (religion). There is nothing tangible about religion whatsoever.
Scientists are constantly finding new ways or methods of doing things, coming up with new ideas and concepts to achieve a greater understanding. Todays scientific reality may be completely different tomorrow, and scientists are more than open to that idea. Religious folks seem to hang on to the same old stories and the same old ideas from the same old texts, not much changes.