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Can anything be proven/disproven via mathematics & science? | How does something go from Science Fiction to Science Fact? Many inventions & breakthrough technology started off as fantasy dreams of imagination. For example, the Star Trek Communicator was inspiration for the mobile flip phone, and the Wright Brothers invented the world's first successful airplane. If those dreamers didn't have faith & will power to proceed against what was told to be impossible, then where would we be?

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I was raised Roman Catholic. I'm currently a Christian (Non-denominational). There are other beliefs & religions. Some of you are Atheist. No evidence doesn't prove anything but the lack of evidence. The point I'm trying to make is, there are things that can't be explained by mathematics, science, and even the fastest supercomputers.

asked Aug 16 '10 at 10:04

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closed Sep 12 '10 at 13:20

The question on the title seems different from the questions on the description.

Your last statement is not valid. Tell me one thing that science can't explain and I'll tell you something science will explain.

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The question has been closed for the following reason ""Bottomline --- Atheists are UNABLE to prove scientifically that God doesn't exist!"" by r0bErT4u Sep 12 '10 at 13:20


Mathematics and science can be used to prove a lot of things but in many cases it is wrong. Remember science and math is pretty much best guess when applied to something that is largely unknown. For example, many things in a science textbook from the 50's will be disproven by a science textbook from the year 2010 and probably in the future, a science textbook from the year 2050 will disprove most of the things in science books from 2010.

Science fact is only known as that because we accept it. A long time ago, it was a fact that the earth was flat. Or that the sun and other planets revolved around the earth.

As time goes by, things people once believed to be right turn out to be completely wrong.

Because of this, it is mostly impossible to prove anything 100% using science or math as science and math is constantly changing and new things are constantly disproving old things, this making any old fact that was proven using old science also invalid. (basically garbage in, garbage out) (The things we see as fact may eventually disproven.

answered Aug 16 '10 at 17:33

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Another good detailed answer!!!

(Aug 16 '10 at 17:53) r0bErT4u ♦ r0bErT4u's gravatar image

Proof can be defined as a test (noun). Testing is a fundamental part of science. I don't think anything religious can be proven, disproven or even that people should attempt to prove or disprove anything religious. That is, in my opinion, a waste of time. There are better things to commit science to, like more efficient technology, green power, etc. In my opinion, your logic is fundamentally flawed. The two main questions that I can gather from your post are:

  1. What is proof/evidence? The results of a test.
  2. How does a scientific experiment qualify as proof/evidence? The aim is to vary only one aspect of the experiment. Eg. Prove that a plant requires light to grow: Put one plant in a box and the other in the sun, both in the same vicinity. Drill some holes in the box so that the plant can breathe, and make sure they both get equal amounts of water (eg. don't leave one in the rain while the other is covered up). That's a scientific experiment. This could be seen 2 ways: You could say this experiment provides evidence that plants require light or you could say it doesn't provide evidence that plants can't live in darkness, but... Well, the world may as well be flat and you can save money by neglecting your hygiene ;)

Peace, mate :)

answered Aug 16 '10 at 12:47

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edited Aug 16 '10 at 12:50

Seb, Good detailed answer, thus agree unable to prove/disprove anything scientifically & mathematically.

(Aug 16 '10 at 13:01) r0bErT4u ♦ r0bErT4u's gravatar image

Sure you can prove something scientifically. As I said, you can save money by neglecting your hygiene. Try it and see for yourself.

(Aug 17 '10 at 00:39) Seb Seb's gravatar image

I see your point. I'd get ripe in a few days. I trust you.

(Aug 17 '10 at 00:48) r0bErT4u ♦ r0bErT4u's gravatar image

Scientific theories are proved or disproved by experimentation. Sometimes a theory is proven by an experiment, but another experiment, a better one, disproves a theory, or vice versa. To prove or disprove a religious belief, an experiment would have to be performed, or something may be found that proves or disproves a religious belief. The trick is designing and running an experiment that can prove or disprove a religious belief. That is hard to do. Maybe the right technology has not been invented yet that can prove or disprove a religious belief. It took many years and new technology to prove some of Albert Einstein's theories. Who knows when the right technology will be invented to prove or disprove religious beliefs.

answered Aug 16 '10 at 20:37

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A theory becomes fact when:

  1. You perform experimentation to demonstrate that your theory works.
  2. Other people can reproduce your experiment under controlled and unbiased conditions, with a reliable outcome. At minimum, three reproductions are needed before you can call it fact; but a single experiment that produces an opposing result will throw the whole thing back into the "you need to work on your theory" phase.

answered Aug 17 '10 at 00:55

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Noted & thank you for understanding what I was trying to say.

(Aug 17 '10 at 00:59) r0bErT4u ♦ r0bErT4u's gravatar image

You should take some science courses. Invention is made from necessity. It's not magic guy.

answered Aug 17 '10 at 08:54

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