1a.
The definitions of Scientific Law and Scientific Theories found within these websites are all defined differently, yet all mean the same thing. I concluded that Scientific Law describes an unchanging simple set of actions that are made from an observation. A Scientific Theory is an ongoing change as more evidence is gathered. A theory is an explanation of an aspect of the natural world. It cannot prove anything, but it is supported by evidence.
1b.
Scientific truth is evidence supported with facts. A scientific theory is a statement supported with research and evidence. Theories are not necessarily true; they can either be proven or rejected. Theories explain why something may be true, but doesn’t say that it is true. A scientific law, however, doesn’t explain why something is true, it just states that it is. A law describes an observation in the natural world that is held to be true every time it is tested. I would suggest that a mathematician or logician would have the same suggestion as to what truth is and how it differs between law and theories. One career that may have a different view of truth, however, is a church worker such as a pastor. Church workers, or Christians in general, believe truth isn’t just proven by facts, but rather evidence and researching history that what we believe is true. It’s not proven but it’s through evidence and observations that we can say what we believe is true.
1c.
I would tell this person that they are right: we cannot prove that Christianity is correct, but we have evidence that what we believe is true. We have evidence through the Gospels that talk about Jesus’ ministry (all included with different details as well as when they were written). We also have evidence throughout the Old Testament and the prophecies that were made, then later fulfilled in the New Testament. The history of the Bible is accurate and although we cannot prove our faith, we can explain the evidence found from the Bible to explain that what we believe is true.
