tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318238367158196681.post9071771624800309670..comments2024-01-21T23:33:51.907-05:00Comments on Left Hemispheres: Debate: Does Science Refute God? Shermer/Krauss vs D'Souza/HutchinsonSteve http://www.blogger.com/profile/03764984464386973713noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318238367158196681.post-82731309933467261632012-12-12T23:13:00.607-05:002012-12-12T23:13:00.607-05:00I couldn't help myself. I wrote more about thi...I couldn't help myself. I wrote more about this. Specifically <a href="http://lefthemispheres.blogspot.com/2012/12/dinesh-dsouza-apologetic-sleight-of-hand.html" rel="nofollow"><i><b> D'Souza's closing sentence. </b></i></a>Steve https://www.blogger.com/profile/03764984464386973713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318238367158196681.post-26362520691081638872012-12-07T08:30:24.685-05:002012-12-07T08:30:24.685-05:00So regarding miracles: at ~50:00 Hutchinson is bas...So regarding miracles: at ~50:00 Hutchinson is basically stating that the laws of physics are not completely understood and are incomplete so it is conceivable that the Earth stood still by some now unknown loophole. That is special pleading. A suspension of known reality without probable cause. <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_pleadingSteve https://www.blogger.com/profile/03764984464386973713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318238367158196681.post-36441647552622444292012-12-07T08:27:41.686-05:002012-12-07T08:27:41.686-05:00For the record, I dislike the title/"motion f...For the record, I dislike the title/"motion for" of the debate. <br />Science cannot refute the Abrahamic god anymore than it can refute Zeus. I think a major point about this that D'Souza, Hutchinson and many others don't get is that science doesn't have to. The question of whether god exists is not a stupid question, but the burden of proof lies with the claimant, not the Steve https://www.blogger.com/profile/03764984464386973713noreply@blogger.com