Can the god folks tell us more ??
In a certain very narrow and unscientific way it might be said yes. But with that sort of qualifier its could be reasonably consider to be "no".
But I don't consider this question very interesting, or more to the point relevant. Interesting is just subjective, not much point in explaining that, your either interested or you aren't. But its not relevant because there is no need for them to tell us more, or even tell us anything at all, in order to deal with the issue under discussion.
Its not a comparative issue, what other disciplines or areas of thought, or groups, or sets of ideas can (or mostly can't) tell us about the beginning of the universe, doesn't change the fact that (at least for now) science can't tell us much about the issues we are discussing. The point is what science can or can not do, not trying to pump up science vs. religion, or religion vs. science. Any claim about God is unscientific, whether its made by a religious person or a prestigious atheist scientist. That doesn't mean there is anything wrong with him making such a comment, just that it doesn't and reasonably can't amount to evidence against the idea of God. You could turn around and say "but you don't have evidence for the existence of God". Some people here might disagree, but I wouldn't. I'd agree with the statement, but accepting that doesn't refute any other point I have made in this conversation. Its hardly as if I was claiming scientific proof that God exists. In fact my point is incompatible with such a claim. My point is that science can not answer such a question. |
