I have heard more than one atheist hold up the grand name of "science" as their be-all and end-all in support of their crusade against God. Likewise, I've heard Christians holding up "the bible" as their be-all and end-all in their crusade for God. Much of the time I just sit back and enjoy the show: their approaches to the debate in which they engage are so comically similar I can hardly believe they don't notice it themselves. However, today I feel compelled to put my two-cents into the pot.
First of all, I want to remind any proponent of science that the process of science never proves anything. Evidence is collected in an impartial manner and in such a way as to suggest one variable's effect on another, but when we attempt to generalize these findings to the world at large we must admit that there is a certain degree of error involved. Of course, this error is often less than 5%, or 1% (as in, something is often very likely), but to ignore the error obscures what science really is. Also, we must not forget that the theories developed are interpretations of this evidence. Granted, they are interpretations that are subjected to vigorous testing and debate, and so carry a good deal of weight: however, do not forget that they are interpretations and label them as facts.
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