If you mean that science's strength is to begin with a hypothesis that is then tested, then I agree. However, in this case, the hypothesis is tested, found to be in accord with the data, and then dismissed because of a philosophical bias--nothing more. That would be like rejecting data for a round earth because I believe flat is correct.
The scientific ommunity no longer searches for truth. If the logical conclusion of data leads to an intelligent designer or other being greater than ourselves, that should be the accepted answer. Rather the philosophical basis of the scientific mindset has presupposed that no such being can exist, therefore any conclusion that posits such cannot be true. Shame on scientists for abandoning what they purport to seek--truth.
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If you mean that science's strength is to begin with a hypothesis that is then tested, then I agree. However, in this case, the hypothesis is tested, found to be in accord with the data, and then dismissed because of a philosophical bias--nothing more. That would be like rejecting data for a round earth because I believe flat is correct.
The scientific ommunity no longer searches for truth. If the logical conclusion of data leads to an intelligent designer or other being greater than ourselves, that should be the accepted answer. Rather the philosophical basis of the scientific mindset has presupposed that no such being can exist, therefore any conclusion that posits such cannot be true. Shame on scientists for abandoning what they purport to seek--truth.