Thread: Dark Matter

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Quite right.

One uses scientific theories to explain something it can't see or directly observe, the other uses religious philosophies to explain something it can't see or directly observe.

No comparrison.

The problem is that religious faith doesn't care about evidence. Science is all about evidence.

Dark Matter has specific qualities that can be tested.

The idea of God does not. Any that people come up with always fail scientific scrutiny.

Not comparable at all.

Originally Posted by NYCshaver

The problem is that religious faith doesn't care about evidence. Science is all about evidence.

Dark Matter has specific qualities that can be tested.

The idea of God does not. Any that people come up with always fail scientific scrutiny.

Not comparable at all.

Who says religious faith doesn't care about evidence? I wouldn't have any faith whatsoever if I lacked anything with which to back it up in my own experience!

Yes, dark matter has specific qualities, most appealing of which is that it fills in nicely the gaps in the current theories about how the universe is put together.

Is gravity what holds an atom together? Why don't those electrons go flying off?

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Who says religious faith doesn't care about evidence? I wouldn't have any faith whatsoever if I lacked anything with which to back it up in my own experience!

All religions claim to have evidence. If the "evidence" isn't in support of the religious faith then it's ignored. The "evidence" for other faiths is ignored. That's not caring about evidence.

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Yes, dark matter has specific qualities, most appealing of which is that it fills in nicely the gaps in the current theories about how the universe is put together.

Of course....why would they come up with the idea if it didn't explain something?