From the Ghana Humanist Association:
The methods of science create real "prophecy" not the supernatural mumblings of self-deluded individuals no matter how well meaning they are. Theories in science allow educated and testable statements forecasting what will happen under specific conditions, for example eclipses. If the prediction is proved false, the scientific explanation that produced it will be questioned.
This is the opposite to predictions based on supernatural ideas. If a prediction or prophecy is proved false (and, for the believer, they never are because they always find ways of excusing the failure) the foundational belief is never questioned and discarded. This was evidenced in the failures and resulting self-justifications of dowsers in the UK (experiments by Professor Chris French shown on Channel Four's The Enemies of Reason Part 1) and an astrologist (Neil Spencer) who claimed that the mere testing of his beliefs was in itself "mischievous" and would therefore not bring positive results.
So while some spend their time attempting to make any sense of passages from Nostradamus and sections from the Old Testament to prove their beliefs are true, we prefer to apply reason, logic and the scientific method which is freely available for all, does not require one believes in it, and has a proven track record of producing results.More
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