Scientific evidence for God's existence is being claimed today by theists, many of whom carry respectable scientific or philosophical credentials. He who is neither a she nor an it supposedly answers prayers and otherwise dramatically affects the outcome of events. If these consequences are as significant as believers say, then the effects should be detectable in properly controlled experiments.
Victor J. StengerSaying the universe is eternal simply is saying that it has no beginning or end, not that it had a beginning an infinite time ago
Victor J. StengerThe so-called mysteries of quantum mechanics are in its philosophical interpretation, not in its mathematics.
Victor J. StengerDebating is not an honest intellectual exercise. It's like a trial in which the goal is not to get to the truth but to win.
Victor J. StengerPeople want to be at the center of the Universe...and they're going to flock to anybody who tells them that.
Victor J. StengerAny attempt at understanding humanity must include an explanation of the hold that supernatural belief continues to have on most of the human race.
Victor J. StengerIn short, evolution is as close to being a scientific fact as is possible for any theory, given that science is open - ended and no one can predict with certainty what may change in the future. The prospect that evolution by natural selection, at least as a broad mechanism, will be overthrown in the future is about as likely as the prospect of finding out some day that the Earth is really flat. Unfortunately, those who regard these scientific facts as a threat to faith have chosen to distort and misrepresent them to the public.
Victor J. Stenger