What tests would enable science to falsify the hypothesis of a supernatural deity?

by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

Question by eric k: What tests would enable science to falsify the hypothesis of a supernatural deity?

The ability to falsify a given hypothesis being one of the most important aspects of the scientific method, by what means could science falsify the idea of a supernatural deity? Especially one defined as, "beyond the realm of space and time, non-material, and non-contingent", that seems so popular these days. If you think science should address the existence of gods, then surely you must know of a way to disprove the existence of gods, otherwise there is no point in applying the methods of science to this area of inquiry.

Thanks.




Best answer:

Answer by Jon M dn ǝpıs sıɥâ"´
Exactly the same tests that would enable science to prove the hypothesis of a supernatural deity: none.

Proving God's presence with science is like trying to grab a wave off the top of the ocean and hold it in your hand. It assumes things about God, reality, and our ability to perceive all realities around us, that are naive at best and hubristic at worst.

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