Originally posted by Great King Rat
Alright, so you are easily impressed by the Argument from authority.
Newton dabbled quite a bit in alchemy. He is also arguably the greatest scientist ever.
Are you now also quite interested in alchemy?
Alright, so you are easily impressed by the Argument from authority.
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If I was that given to Argument by Authority I would probably be on the side of Evolutionists. The authority of
evidence is a bit more impressive to me in ascertaining design behind the cosmos and biological life.
Newton dabbled quite a bit in alchemy. He is also arguably the greatest scientist ever.
Are you now also quite interested in alchemy?
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The question, upon two or three readings, doesn't make too much sense to me. If there is some subtle "Gotcha!" moment somewhere in there, I don't see it.
I do think as we move more into the 21rst Century the philosophy of Naturalism will be increasingly more difficult for many thinking people to maintain. However, I expect heroic effort to continue to rule out intelligent design will occur from some quarters.
IE. If ONE universe seems just too finely tuned to support our existence as higher form of life, escape into a multiverse of an infinite number of universes to avoid the conclusion of design.
I don't think the Newton and alchemy matter, whatever you meant, is as important as the accumulative effect of many astute thinkers coming to close to the conclusion of the premise of the Video - "
Has Science Discovered God ? " --- the answer being "Practically, yes, as implied by a number of scientists."