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Old November 24th 03, 01:10 PM
L Smith
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Thomas Borchert wrote:

L,



Equally acceptable: Propose a test that would prove any of them wrong.




Nope! Science isn't about proving negatives. It just doesn't make sense.

I suggest you go back and read up on the Mikkelson-Morley experiments
with the
speed of light. IIRC they earned the Nobel Prize by proving that "ether"
(the ether
of the ancients, not the chemical) didn't exist.


Give me one statement in science that you cannot prove.

"Life as we know it does not exist anywhere in the universe."

In order to prove this statement true, you would have to examine every
possible location
throughout the universe and show that nowhere is there life as we know it.

On the other hand, you can easily prove this statement false - just
find life as we know
it somewhere else.

Give me one
statement that doesn't hold up to observation in reality. OTOH, the
religious "statements" made by the OP have no basis in observation, they
cannot be proven - they are, for all we know, pure conjecture.

I agree. My point is that while they can never be proven true, they
can also never be
proven false.

Rich Lemert