A Space & astronomy forum. SpaceBanter.com

Go Back   Home » SpaceBanter.com forum » Astronomy and Astrophysics » Amateur Astronomy
Site Map Home Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Evidence for the existence of God



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #432  
Old September 26th 16, 04:23 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
[email protected]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 9,472
Default Evidence for the existence of God

On Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 6:25:31 AM UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
On Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 10:06:48 PM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
He doesn't understand logic, he doesn't understand reason, he
doesn't understand science (because first and foremost, what
scientists do is observe correlation, assume causation, and test for
it. They always assume that correlation implies causation- otherwise
there is no science.)


Most scientists do tend to normally use the word "imply" in the mathematical
sense.


peterson does not appear to be a scientist, based on his logical inconsistencies as seen in this forum.
  #433  
Old September 26th 16, 05:32 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Mike Collins[_4_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2,824
Default Evidence for the existence of God

wrote:
On Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 6:25:31 AM UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
On Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 10:06:48 PM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
He doesn't understand logic, he doesn't understand reason, he
doesn't understand science (because first and foremost, what
scientists do is observe correlation, assume causation, and test for
it. They always assume that correlation implies causation- otherwise
there is no science.)


Most scientists do tend to normally use the word "imply" in the mathematical
sense.


peterson does not appear to be a scientist, based on his logical
inconsistencies as seen in this forum.


"Empirically observed covariation is a necessary but not sufficient
condition for causality."
"Correlation is not causation but it sure is a hint."

From the page you linked to.


  #434  
Old September 28th 16, 02:38 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
[email protected]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 9,472
Default Evidence for the existence of God

On Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 3:19:42 PM UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote:
wrote:


Britain is composed almost entirely of a demographic with lower incidence
of obesity. You need to account for all factors before running off at at mouth.

How are you determining this? Are you looking at the correlation of body
mass index and other signs of obesity with race.
I'm afraid you can't do that since you consider correlation is not a useful
tool in determining causation.


The "causation" of obesity is simply that an -individual- is storing a large excess of calories, for whatever reason(s). There are fat, average and thin people in all "races" and most cultures.

The culture of the UK roughly is roughly similar to that of the most prevalent demographic of the US. However, the US is more diverse, has more cultures, so results are likely to be different.


  #435  
Old September 28th 16, 02:40 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
[email protected]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 9,472
Default Evidence for the existence of God

On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 12:32:37 PM UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote:
wrote:
On Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 6:25:31 AM UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
On Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 10:06:48 PM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
He doesn't understand logic, he doesn't understand reason, he
doesn't understand science (because first and foremost, what
scientists do is observe correlation, assume causation, and test for
it. They always assume that correlation implies causation- otherwise
there is no science.)

Most scientists do tend to normally use the word "imply" in the mathematical
sense.


peterson does not appear to be a scientist, based on his logical
inconsistencies as seen in this forum.


"Empirically observed covariation is a necessary but not sufficient
condition for causality."
"Correlation is not causation but it sure is a hint."

From the page you linked to.


Irrelevant. It is simply an opinion added by one of several contributors to the wiki article.

 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Does the Second Law of Thermodynamics prove the existence of God? socratus Misc 3 February 2nd 07 02:45 AM
Evidence for the existence of absolute time kenseto Astronomy Misc 30 November 18th 06 04:05 PM
Our unlikely existence ? Jonathan Silverlight UK Astronomy 23 December 27th 05 03:23 PM
Same reason for the ISS's existence Rich Amateur Astronomy 5 October 28th 05 03:00 AM
something and nothing [ Existence continues ] Ralph Hertle Misc 1 June 23rd 03 08:57 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 07:06 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 SpaceBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.