Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
I don't really want to get into the religious stuff as it gets nowhere - as what believers consider to be proof does not pass the threshold of being proof as understood by the majority of educated people.

I merely wanted to comment on the misinterpretation of Dawkins' comment.

As far as the meaning of the word 'science', the etymological root comes from Latin ('Scientia' meaning 'knowledge/to know something) and came to English via Norman-French.

It's true that the modern usage has narrowed down to what the Oxford Languages Dictionary describes as 'the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the testing of theories against the evidence obtained.' - but it's still about knowledge and the search for it, albeit in certain fields.
Educated , enlightened people ......proof is for example if you don't put petrol in your car it won't work ......evidence......scientific

Religious types .......cannot provide any evidence of the omnipresent and omnipowerful presence of their God......nothing ......but can quote lots of stuff from a book ......