Faith in Science: Examining Our Beliefs - PF 2.0

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In summary, faith is not a requirement for science, though it is integral to some aspects of it. Scientists have faith that the natural laws of the universe will always produce the same results, and that this knowledge can be used to make predictions with a high degree of accuracy. If these predictions turn out to be wrong, it is usually not due to bad faith, but instead due to a mistake in calculations.
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Obviously, we need rely on science to benefit ourselves, but we can't believe completely in science because that's not the sole reality. For example, consciousness exists but it can't be scientifically observed.
 
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excellent point psyber freak...we know it's there, but can't physically sense it with our known 5 senses...
 
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Currently, we can't "observe" it. There's been a fairly new discovery of biophotons. They're supposed to unite QM with consciousness, so to speak. Anyhow, biophotons could be the possible key to our understanding of consciousness, which could very well be a series of EM/electric currents. This will all be resolved through further study of biophotons.
 
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Alright, I'm glad that some of you are remembering the difference between faith in the potential of scientific discovery, and faith in the current level scientific knowledge.
 

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