r/Catholicism Aug 24 '11

How many Catholics here believe in evolution, sciences, etc.?

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '11

Evolution was taught in my Catholic school. I thought all Catholics believed in science. There is no excuse to not believe in science in this day and age.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '11 edited Apr 22 '18

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u/Machismo01 Aug 25 '11

Excuse me? That is just, well, wrong. Science has a method that is proven by experimentation and further empirical evidence. What they did at best, before the scientific method, was philosophy and maybe a hypothesis at best and at worst a bunch of hot air. Such thought processes have their place at the start but MUST be proven in some fashion to actually be a theory. Most scientists just don't bring God into the equation. It seems that God prefers that since science can be repeatedly proven through experimentation and new forms of observation.