We can use our observations of the past claims to estimate how accurate both of these methods are. We can infer how probable a claim is correct from this method. There is a high degree of certainty that conclusions from the scientific method will be accurate and a low degree of certainty that conclusions from the divine revelation method will be accurate. For this reason, the scientific method is a better instrument for finding "truth" than divine revelation.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Methods of Discovery
The fruits of the scientific enterprise vastly outnumber any other method of discovery. Contrast this with divine revelation, and you get the most barren method of exploring the natural world. Not only is every claim unfounded, it is merely chance that a certain conclusion would be correct. Divine revelation would be synonymous in this context. Every supernatural claim when tested carefully has failed. These track records can give us an idea of how well the method is at accurately finding information about the environment we live in.
We can use our observations of the past claims to estimate how accurate both of these methods are. We can infer how probable a claim is correct from this method. There is a high degree of certainty that conclusions from the scientific method will be accurate and a low degree of certainty that conclusions from the divine revelation method will be accurate. For this reason, the scientific method is a better instrument for finding "truth" than divine revelation.
We can use our observations of the past claims to estimate how accurate both of these methods are. We can infer how probable a claim is correct from this method. There is a high degree of certainty that conclusions from the scientific method will be accurate and a low degree of certainty that conclusions from the divine revelation method will be accurate. For this reason, the scientific method is a better instrument for finding "truth" than divine revelation.
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