"Thomas Lee Elifritz" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:dDe8d.2043 but you are making predictions based
on faith as you admit below.

Yes, I have faith that if I repeat observations previously performed, I
will get something in the way of evidence from them, and if I make
predictions based upon theory based upon evidence, observational and
otherwise, I will produce further evidence. Science and faith are not
incompatible,
So, in what way does your "faith" change the outcome of your observations?

just as creation and evolution are not incompatible,
For a sufficiently relaxed definition of creation.


No, Thomas. The purpose of the scientific method is to
eliminate the errors caused by introducing faith and
ensure that everything can be shown to have been derived,
either directly or indirectly, from observation.

That is one of them, but you seem to think that there is only one single
, that scientific methods are absolute, and that scientific methods do
not evolve, as if it was created by some kind of legislation.
Ok, the scientific method evolves. Yes. Now, can you show that
introducing faith improves the method? Like, by demonstrating
that with your addition one can derive better theories (less complex,
more explanatory and/or predictive power)?

Lots of Greetings!
Volker