BP- is something true because it is helpful? What I made a false religion, but one that psychologically infused a person with joy, happiness, made then make billions and lose 50 pounds, gave then wonderful marriages, perfect kids-
Does that make it true?
SJS –
When we say logic, we mean the rules of existence that are not based on experience, that are part of our very being, like something cannot be true and false at the same time.
Science is pure observation. The only way science progress is by observation something different from what it saw until now. A contradiction to a law of science is not illogical; we merely must understand the phenomena that has presented it itself before us.
But it has nothing to do with logic in a philosophical sense. Logic has no beef with miracles. If say, an alien turned lot’s wife into salt via advanced technology – with a stun gun, right in front of Lot – would that be illogical? Or merely rules of nature that we don’t understand?