We continue to observe <u>the effects of</u> electrons, enough to believe to a high degree of certainly they exist. One cannot observe the beginning our our universe." [Emphasis added]
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True.
I cannot think of one application based on the cornerstone of the existence of electrons.
I'm just sitting here, typing into my magic box, listening to the little people singing into the other magic box, and keeping cool by use of this third magic box that somehow creates wind.
Is there no end to what magic can do?
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This is a false-color picture of the Cosmic Microwave Background, showing the universe as it was when it was 1100 times younger than it is now. See all of the cute little superclusters?
Your Argument Is Invalid.
"One cannot observe the beginning our our universe."
Penzias & Wilson called, but they couldn't stop laughing long enough to say anything.
We can also observe the effects of the Big Bang.
However, we cannot observe the effects of God. This leads to the logical conclusion that God probably doesn't exist. While there is a possibility that a god used magic to cause the Big Bang, it is an absurd assumption to start with.
Direct eyewitness observation is NOT a requirement of science. As you demonstrate with the electron.
What the scientific method demands is ‘repeatable observations.’ Meaning if we detect background radiation, then any other researcher will detect it, too. All the evidence we collect to drive the conclusions we come to is available to people who check our work.
Unlike a vision, visitation, possession, or even a satori that cannot be replicated dependably. Doesn’t mean that it didn’t happen, but we can’t use it for science.
Nothing in evolutionary theory rests on Darwin getting a vision from God or Sainte Theresa of Blunt about DNA and inheritable traits.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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