Posted by The Barbarian on November 21, 1999 at 04:11:22:
In Reply to: the big bang posted by ryan on November 20, 1999 at 20:56:55:
This "methodological naturalism" is merely the way science works. Most scientists do believe in something beyond nature, but don't use that belief in their work. Hence, no place for God in science; it's a limited method, but one that works exceedingly well. Note that meothodological naturalism in no way implies ontological naturalism, which is why people of all beliefs (and those lacking any) can do science.
Nope. You see, nature is God's agent in the world. Which means that you can explain everything that goes on in the physical universe without recourse to God.