Torillian said:
So then is the peer review process a better way to evaluate things than religious hierarchy because that was the original comparison and I am happy to admit that peer review is not perfect if you can admit that it's a better path to truth than the religious hierarchy it was juxtaposed against. And why is it more speculative than the theory of gravity? We have observations and the big bang is currently the best explanation we have that fits all of the observable data. What in your mind is a really solid theory from science that we definitely have nailed down to your liking? |
"So then is the peer review process a better way to evaluate things than religious hierarchy"
of course it is and i never argued that its not
"And why is it more speculative than the theory of gravity?"
the theory of gravity can be tested right now by either of us simply by observing things accelerating downwards
the big bang theory on the other hand depends on the idea that an infinite point of matter expanded outwards and formed the universe
its pretty much based entirely on mathematical equations, there is no practical way to experiment with the different aspects of the theory
sure you can say that we can see the universe expanding out from a particular point but that does not naturally have to follow from a singularity expanding
"What in your mind is a really solid theory from science that we definitely have nailed down to your liking?"
i didn't say that i currently have any problems with the theories of science we have so far, not even necessarily the big bang since i personally cannot give a better explanation for the universe
my point overall simply was that our methods are not perfect and we do not have all the answers
Last edited by o_O.Q - on 10 January 2018
