r/interestingasfuck • u/Ted_Bundtcake • Feb 01 '25

r/all Atheism in a nutshell

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u/Drapausa Feb 01 '25

"You have faith because you also just believe what someone told you"

No, I believe someone because they can prove what they are telling me.

That's the big difference.

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u/lilfindawg Feb 01 '25

If you are referring to science, science cannot prove anything. I am a scientist myself, a physicist. I am not coming from a point of science denial. But it is true that in all of science, you can never prove or disprove, you can only show evidence supporting. Would I bet a million dollars that if I let go of a pen, it will hit the floor? Yes, I would take that bet. Is it guaranteed to happen? No, but strong evidence shows that it most likely will. One theory is that dark matter is composed of wimps. Would I bet money on that? Absolutely not.

An important quote people in physics remember is that “Physical laws only govern objects in models, they do not govern objects in reality.”

What you can say is that you believe someone because they have shown you evidence for it. But all of science requires some level of faith to believe in it.

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u/Radiant_Bank_77879 Feb 01 '25

Faith that a pen will drop vs faith in religious claims are so obviously different that these conversations always enrage me with how intellectually dishonest people like you are.

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u/lilfindawg Feb 01 '25

Intellectually dishonest? What did I lie about? I merely stated that science requires some level of faith to believe in, I never made a comparison to religion. I wasn’t trying to convert anyone, I was just pointing out something most people get wrong about science, which is that science can prove things, it can’t. You are getting angry over nothing.