Feb 11, 2020
“God did it” doesn’t even qualify as a hypothesis.
hypothesis | hīˈpäTHəsəs |
noun (plural hypotheses | -ˌsēz | )
a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation: professional astronomers attacked him for popularizing an unconfirmed hypothesis.
• Philosophy a proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth.
There’s no evidence at all, limited or otherwise.
There’s no expectation of, or even room for, further investigation.
It’s not only assumed to be true, it’s outright insisted.
