Religion
In reply to the discussion: The Mistrust of Science [View all]Science is a method of gaining knowledge, not a world-view. Theism and atheism are world-views, not methods.
The knowledge derived from science points towards materialistic world-views, but science cannot deliver the absolute accuracy that both theism and atheism proclaim. We don't know and we will never know with 100% confidence. That's why I'm an agnostic.
Science is a very powerful method with a fantastic track-record, but the concept of "God" is outside of the philosophical framework underpinning science. For example, the concept of an experiment being repeatable does not apply to God, because he's unique and can change between experiments.
Science can neither prove nor disprove God, because the attributes assigned to him render the scientific method useless in his specific case.
I wonder, if there is a more reliable method of gaining knowledge and making accurate predictions than the scientific method.