Scientific Apologetics
I think it’s very important to understand why you believe what you believe. Buying into an idea without a firm grasp on why you agree with it is a terrible idea. Even if you come to a different conclusion from someone else, anchoring on some solid basis is the best way to discuss and debate belief in a reasonable and effective way. Personally, I anchor myself to science and the scientific method. Observable and quantifiable results are the best way to measure and understand something. The weird thing is that I’ve also applied that mentality to my approach to religion. Science has driven my perspective on religious beliefs. Before I get too deep into this topic, I want to define a few concepts so that we’re on the same page. If you disagree with one of these definitions, it’s probably going to make the rest of the discussion pointless. Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor ) is a principle from philosophy . Suppose an event has two possible explanations . The explanation that requi...