Religion STUDY: AMERICANS BECOMING LESS CHRISTIAN, MORE SECULAR

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  1. Denny Crane

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    Learn something.

    http://www.livescience.com/21569-deduction-vs-induction.html

    Inductive reasoning
    Inductive reasoning is the opposite of deductive reasoning. Inductive reasoning makes broad generalizations from specific observations. "In inductive inference, we go from the specific to the general. We make many observations, discern a pattern, make a generalization, and infer an explanation or a theory," Wassertheil-Smoller told Live Science[​IMG]. "In science there is a constant interplay between inductive inference (based on observations) and deductive inference (based on theory), until we get closer and closer to the 'truth,' which we can only approach but not ascertain with complete certainty."

    Even if all of the premises are true in a statement, inductive reasoning allows for the conclusion to be false. Here’s an example: "Harold is a grandfather. Harold is bald. Therefore, all grandfathers are bald." The conclusion does not follow logically from the statements.

    Inductive reasoning has its place in the scientific method. Scientists use it to form hypotheses and theories. Deductive reasoning allows them to apply the theories to specific situations.
     
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    Yet you keep calling it a fairy tale.

    :lol:
     
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    By Jorge I think you got it!

    Denny believes the Big Bang Theory. Atheists believe that the BIG BANG started naturally from singularity, even though they haven't observed singularity once. Therefor God did not create the Universe.

    LOGIC... LOL
     
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    Nope, I don't believe that it is a fairy tale... I am merely using your absurd logic of believing in something that has not been observed a fairy tale.

    POINT MAGS
     
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    What a stretch.

    Inductive reasoning is:
    1. there is cosmic microwave background detectable everywhere
    2. everything in the universe is moving away from everything else (at an accelerating rate even)
    3. Why is this?

    If distance between point a and point b is expanding and the distance now is 10 feet, then what was the distance an hour ago? 10 hours ago?

    Do tell.
     
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    Denny on court +7, mags on court -7.
     
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    God... Prove its not?
     
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    Denny = Delusional Rocket fans
     
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    Asked to prove the negative. More bad logic.

    If you have scored a point, the scorekeeper must have been distracted by some shiny object. You are that scorekeeper.
     
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    You say natural singularity. I call it God creating this singularity when he said "let there be light". Both are concepts that can't be observed currently.

    Science of the Gaps
     
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    The concept of a singularity doesn't specify how it originated, though it existed outside of space and time at TIME=0.

    It's not impossible that "god" created it, but there's absolutely ZERO indication he did. Just "let there be light" from the book of fairy tales?

    Not swayed.
     
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    What atheists wants, atheists gets.

    Atheists help us all
     
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    I'm not sure atheists "want" anything other than the Truth to be known.

    That can't be said for religion.

    Dig deeper, mags. You'll make China eventually.
     
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    As there is absolutely zero indication that singularity "without consciousness" somehow magically expanded on its own.
     
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    To try and sell Atheists do not have an agenda is ignorant and arrogant. I mean I can use this thread "YOU" started to give proof you definitely have an agenda.
     
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    Agenda:
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    :a list or outline of things to be considered or done <agendas of faculty meetings>
    2
    :an underlying often ideological plan or program <a political agenda>

    Seems you need to brush up on understanding the English language.

    What Atheists want, atheists get.

    Atheists help us all
     
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