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Author Topic:   Chance moves in mysterious ways.
sinequanon
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12-17-2007 3:54 PM


Is randomness the God of Science?
I believe randomness is the God of Science in the sense that it is used to account for observable phenomena which science is unable to predict. "Randomness done it" is as rigorous as "God done it".
Scientists argue that existence of god is not scientifically verified because there are no repeatable laboratory experiments to support the claim.
Scientists also argue that existence of god is not scientifically falsifiable because god is, by definition, not testable. (My assumption here is that scientifically recordable properties do not apply to god, by definition).
Therefore existence of god is not a scientific proposition. It is neither verified nor falsifiable.
Many scientific theories, including Darwin's theory of evolution, depend on the existence of randomness.
Is the existence of randomness verified and falsifiable?
I believe the existence of randomness is neither verified nor falsifiable. Furthermore, I do not believe it is verifiable.
This thread is intended for the science section.
Edited by sinequanon, : My own opinions and target section added as requested by admin.

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sinequanon
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12-18-2007 11:35 AM
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12-18-2007 9:53 AM


Re: Welcome
Thank you, AdminPhat. It did cross my mind that I was taking a small liberty as a newbie, but enthusiasm got the better of me. There will be a decent gap in future before I submit a proposal.

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