Can science explain everything?

lemme try an rephrase this question. is it all explainable? not will we ever be able to explain it all but is it all explainable?

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Originally Posted by Reefer Rogue

Can science explain God?

I don't think science can explain everything

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If God is a real entity that interacts with our physical universe somehow, then yes, science can explore the conception of God. It depends on how you define God, really. For example, if we are talking about the popular conception of God which answers prayers, we can do scientific medical studies to see how effective that is as a treatment.

On the other hand, if you're talking about a God that doesn't interact with our universe in any detectable way whatsoever, then that God is not just useless but logically non-existent.

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Originally Posted by passitplz

lemme try an rephrase this question. is it all explainable? not will we ever be able to explain it all but is it all explainable?

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I don't know if we'll ever explain it all, but yes I do believe it's all explainable. Are we considering the limitations of the human mind though? Would the human mind expand to accomodate all information? These are all very wishy-washy questions I suppose, but very good ones to ask:thumbsup:.

The reason I think it's all "explainable" though is the simple fact that there's no reason any aspect of existence would work without reason. Almost a paradoxal statement, I know, but the notion of something working by "magic" is something we believe in as children, that things just happen... because. In reality though, even if we can't comprehend something (like gravity), doesn't mean it works for no reason at all, just "magic".

Why even a Wizard's magic like mine works through unseen forces of this universe ;)

for every action there is a reaction,,,so yes...

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Originally Posted by Oneironaut

No. Science can't explain everything. Science is not a thing that's out there. It's a process of discovering what's in the universe and how it works. It never claims absolute truth, only making models that fit the current data. We're never going to acquire all the data there is to know, and our models are only going to be as advanced as our greatest scientific thinkers are capable of imagining. Nobody can possibly explain everything everywhere.

However, I am convinced that science is the only reliable way of finding anything out about anything. Doing tests and experiments with the universe is how we extract truth from it. Science allows us to get closer and closer to the truth by testing our ideas against reality.

"Faith" is not a valid way of acquiring real knowledge. Basically, in faith you are accepting whatever ideas feel comfortable to you, or just accepting what others believe without evidence just for the sake of believing it. But, as Carl Sagan so eloquently said, "The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true." Science is the only way of finding out what is actually true, by observing and experimenting with reality. Close-minded faith traps one into a worldview where their preferences do determine what's true, and that's a destructive worldview when dealing with a reality that does not conform to our preferences.

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Brilliant. I love Carl Sagan.

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Originally Posted by Oneironaut

If God is a real entity that interacts with our physical universe somehow, then yes, science can explore the conception of God. It depends on how you define God, really. For example, if we are talking about the popular conception of God which answers prayers, we can do scientific medical studies to see how effective that is as a treatment.

On the other hand, if you're talking about a God that doesn't interact with our universe in any detectable way whatsoever, then that God is not just useless but logically non-existent.

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We don't need science to explore the conception of God. All you need is your own personal beliefs. There is no formula that states there is a god or there isn't based on scientific evidence or experiment. Perhaps my example of God was vague but it was the first thing that came to my head at the time. I still don't believe science can explain everything. We have not necessarily discovered everything out there. Science can do a lot but i don't see it as the end all be all, it doesn't have answers for everything.

Hey Science, what's the meaning of life?

What? You'll get back to me in 200 years?

K, see ya then and you still won't know ;)

lol

well maybel if science can explain science maybe??

I believe everything is explainable, since it's all a matter of cause and consequence, but the question then is if it is possible to find the causes (and motives) of everything. I think that is possible, but only in theory. Mankind will never see the end of scientific problems, and new ones will always arise..

In short; No.