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Material connected with science & evidence.
Origins questions ask where life, the universe, humans, morality, consciousness and belief systems come from. These questions are important, but they must be separated carefully because not all origin claims are the same kind of claim.
Scientist · 1809–1882 · Evolution, biology, natural history
Charles Darwin is important to Truth By Reason because his work transformed human understanding of life, species, origins and humanity’s place in nature.
Philosopher · 1711–1776 · Philosophy, scepticism, empiricism
David Hume is important to Truth By Reason because he challenged weak claims about miracles, causation, religion and certainty through sceptical and empirical reasoning.
Science does not simply prove there are no gods in every possible sense. It can, however, test many specific claims made about gods, miracles, origins, healing, revelation and the physical world.
Evolution is a threat to some literal religious claims about creation, but not necessarily to every form of religious belief. It depends on what the religion claims.
Evidence supports or weakens a claim. Proof is a stronger standard where the evidence is sufficient to justify accepting the claim as established for a given purpose.
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