Feynman on Scientific Method.

Physicist Richard Feynman explains the scientific and unscientific methods of understanding nature.

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[cjs2964]

Actually, neuroscience has done a fairly good job at explaining dreams, as it develops more it will explain even more. Just because science is yet to explain something doesn't mean its incapable of explaining it. You're arbitrarily setting narrow parameters for science, but in reality you have no idea what limitations it has, if any. As far as god goes; the hypothesis that a god created the universe is a scientific claim therefore science does in fact have something to say about it.

[Mulla Nasrudin]

For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance, he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries.” —Robert Jastrow

[cjs2964]

What I meant by "scientific claim" is as in an attempt to describe a natural phenomena. Obviously this particular claim is done in an unscientific way however it is a claim of the natural world; the claim being that our cosmos came into existence as a result of a conscience plan. Thus it is in the realm of science in the sense that if the claim is ever disproven or proven it will be science that does it. So I guess it's more of an unscientific attempt at a scientific claim.

[Nick Rat]

class of 10 20 30...brilliant

[Nick Rat]

we can only be sure we are wrong 4:55

[Jade Davies]

22 dislikes... fuckers

[europeanbamf]

A scientific claim is something:

That can be tested.

That can be repeated.

God creating the universe is not a scientific claim. It's untestable and non-repeatable.

Science can't say yes or no with regards to supernatural ideas like the existence of God. Science deals with what is natural.

[lordandprotector]

Richard Feynman destroys the cult of global warming in the first minute. If the predictions of the hypothesis fail to conform to nature, the hypothesis is wrong. non-predictive = non-scientific.

[Konolu2009]

"manifest in reality"

Yep, therefore if it doesn't manifest in reality it's not real.

[fokdieregering]

Science cant prove the existence of God.or Satan.or the Easter bunny.the Easter bunny is real!

[Onithyr]

"SCIENCE HAS LIMITS"

Very true, it can only test things that actually manifest in reality, thus it's not surprising that it can't test a god.