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In reply to the discussion: Where god fails, science succeeds [View all]humblebum
(5,881 posts)Um, yes " a person can "sense, physically experience, or observed" Yep, no doubt you can do all of those things, really you can. The burns caused by atomic radiation can definitely be experienced and observed.
As far as everything you referenced as "obvious" - prove it.
"Inferring their existence is completely different then "sense, physically experience, or observe." You are describing opposite ends of the SM. Inductive reasoning is used to form a hypothesis (I think you know that), then deductive reasoning is used to test the hypothesis (I think you know that too) - And then how do you test and prove or disprove your hypothesis (I know you know that one too)?
That's right! By physically observingwith your physical senses
I would suggest that you actually find out what indeed the Scientific Method entails, and I guarantee that you are NOT going to prove ANYTHING, OBJECTIVELY without the benefit of your physical senses. If you observe data, you probably use your eyes. If you want to prove a bear lives in the woods, you may not actually see the bear, but you certainly can see and identify fresh bear poop, and with your ears you hear the bear growl.