Reply #10: Must be my philosophy degree speaking

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And continuing here -

I readily admit I have scientific faith. I can't "prove" a pen I drop will fall down - it may fall "up". But I have seen so many objects fall "down" when dropped, I feel safe to assume it will fall "down".,

Science can't "prove" anything, but in many areas such as gravity, electricity, evolution, it has provided so much supporting evidence that it is ...

irrational to believe otherwise.