2007-09-30 06:08:37 · 21 answers · asked by Prof Fruitcake 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, you have to question and find the truth.
2007-09-30 06:14:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. And neither do scientists. Questioning theories is what science is all about. And once an alternative theory is found that better explains the observable facts, the original theory is scrapped and the scientist who proposed the new theory becomes famous overnight. It's every scientist's dream. But some theories, like atomic theory and evolutionary theory, are so well supported by such an immense accumulation of evidence that any alternative theory of equivalent value is highly unlikely to emerge.
2007-09-30 13:42:18 · answer #2 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything is a theory unless and until it is able to meet the strict criteria required to elevate it to a "proven fact". Besides this, that's the very thing about Science that so clearly distinguishes it from Religious belief. Science doesn't demand that you "blindly and unquestioningly accept" anything that it poses. Indeed, Science is the continued, dedicated quest for the truth of a matter, and the search for more and more evidence that will hopefully verify a particular theory. Religion on the other hand demands that those who embrace it accept everything told to them as "truth already attained".
Wise was the person who once said "Keep the company of those who say that they seek truth. Run from those who claim they have already found it".
2007-09-30 13:17:35 · answer #3 · answered by sharmel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scientific theories are questioned every single moment, that's what brought science to the place of today. Science does not require faith, if you find a theory acceptable for a logical reason, you can question it, and if you can prove it wrong, others will accept that too.
2007-09-30 13:19:53 · answer #4 · answered by krishnokoli 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since I am not a scientist, but I can read, think, and learn, I leave the analysis and research to those with the education to know.
Do I accept everything at face value? No. Common sense along with seeking a consensus among the experts is what I accept.
2007-09-30 13:15:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A theory is an attempt to find a pattern based on known facts. Theories should be modified to fit new facts as they are discovered, not suppress the facts that don't fit. So to answer your question, no.
2007-09-30 13:11:58 · answer #6 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is not much in life I accept without questioning
2007-09-30 13:10:19 · answer #7 · answered by Gawdless Heathen 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
No. I scrutinize the data. I've caused one journal article to be retracted, and to to be held up for major revisions. All the combined Creationists haven't done that.
2007-09-30 13:31:39 · answer #8 · answered by novangelis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I hear about new evidence, I think "wow, that's cool, I wonder what they will find out next and how this will effect the knowledge we already have."
I find the search for knowledge to be pretty cool and trust in science to test and retest the information they learn.
2007-09-30 13:11:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no, just the ones that have undergone testing and peer review and have been demonstrated over and over to be sound.
but that is what a scientific theory is.
2007-09-30 13:21:19 · answer #10 · answered by atheist 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A theory EXISTS to be questioned.
Just what does this "question" have to do with R&S?
2007-09-30 13:12:07 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋