Q&A: According to Karl Popper's principle of falsifiability…..
According to Karl Popper's principle of falsifiability…..
Question
If there is nothing such that, if it were to happen, I would stop believing in Judaism, does that basically mean that my belief is something unfalsifiable and therefore not something real for me? Or is that inference from scientific theory to religious faith incorrect, and in matters of faith one can still believe even if one would not stop believing no matter what happens?
Answer
First of all, who told you there is no such thing? Have you already encountered everything? Second, there is a difference between the claim that there is nothing that would cause you to abandon faith and the claim that there is no fact that could refute the proposition that God exists. Third, being scientific is not synonymous with being true. Even the claim that 2+3=5 has no possible falsification. Does that mean it is not true? The same applies to the claim of natural selection in evolution. It is not falsifiable, yet it is completely correct.