Good point. No one hear is trying to use science to disprove God, but I have seen it on other boards. Though, it usually does follow a mode where someone who believes tries to prove evolution false through some “facts” concerning species, and then the atheist will come back “proving” that this proves nothing, and will end with a phrase like “why don’t you just admit there is no god you knucklehead” or something to that effect. LOL :>)

Who have you run across who uses science to try to prove God doesn’t exist? It’s pretty futile as no one can prove a negative.

As for the probes, I know what gets reported in the media tends to focus on signs of life, but is that what the probes are sent for, or simply to see what is there?

-Joe

That is poorly worded. What I meant to say is that if scientists never use the energy to explore the Universe for life, even though they are not sure it even exists, we would never know.

In a sense, scientists are following the cartoon up above to the right “here is the conclusion, now what facts can we find to support it?” (the creationist model) when they search Mars and other planets for life–they don’t admit that—but I believe it truly is the case or they wouldn’t spend the billions they do on probes, etc. looking for life they are not sure exists.

The probe may prove life never existed on Mars, but the probe was not sent to prove that—–on the contrary—scientists hope that life is found on Mars, and “hope” that life exists elsewhere in the Universe. They are unsure if it does—there are no “facts” to prove life does exist elsewhere—-but that doesn’t stop them from making attempts to “discover” that life.

So, I must say, when I hear others trying to use science to try to “prove” there is no God, I question their scientific motives. No astronomer works from a negative perspective of trying to prove that space does not hold other life–I’m sure there are a “few” that come from that perspective, but I think the majority come from the perspective that the “odds” would seem to point to other life elsewhere—even though they cannot prove it—-but they are willing to spend millions of dollars to see if they can find it.

In this way I believe science is being used to search for things that no one is really sure exist at all. It may not be supernatural, but other life on other planets could prove to be simply “fantasy”—I hope not—-and I don’t believe that—but if we don’t use science to explore for things that may just be fantasy, we will never know.

Long Do, I would love to interact with each point that you made, but in all honesty, you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. I don’t mean that as an ad hominem attack – I mean that with sincerity. You need to educate yourself.

Ditto. Your heart is in the right place, but your brain isn’t.