Following up on my previous question . . .
If I hold a rock in my hand, and say "this is a rock," I have made a statement of fact. It's not cheese, it's a rock, and my direct observation of its "rockness" is the only proof I need.
If I say "George Washington existed, led the colonial army in the American Revolution, and was the first President of the USA," this is ALSO a statement of fact, borne out by ample physical documentation of the period, including eyewitness accounts.
If I say "many of the processes which comprise evolution are still happening today and can be measured, tested, and empirically observed" this is a statement of FACT. You can look it up for yourselves. If I say "that proves the theory of evolution is correct" that's a conjecture, but it's a highly scientific conjecture and part of the scientific method.
If I say "my ancestors worshipped X godhs in Y fashion and viewed the world as Z" . . . these are also FACTS.
So where does faith fit in to all this?
2007-07-31
05:18:25
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