Originally posted by twhitehead
OK, let me change it to 'science is methodology' or we could go with Wikipedia which starts off with:
"Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge" ) is, in its broadest sense, any systematic knowledge-base or prescriptive practice that is capable of resulting in a prediction or predictable type of outcome. In this sense, science may refer to a ...[text shortened]... has a leg to stand on when he claims that science is restricted to the material universe.
Okay, I'm not insisting on chasing the distinctions that exist in the scientific methods; we can keep on topic by discussing whether or not God is subject to (or can be the subject of) man's science experiments.
I don't want to speak for him, but I think what whodey is getting at is that there exists a mountain of objective, verifiable data which corroborates various situations reported on in the Bible. As such, these incidents pass any test employed by any of the scientific methods--- except, of course, repeatability.
That being said, no matter what the method employed, science is first and foremost a man-centered effort. Beginning with man, he gathers information (whether or not it is pertinent, complete or accurate is another story), he organizes this gathering (again, completely dependent upon the adequacy of his structuring, including valuing, prioritizing, and other aspects of accuracy), attempts to repeat his idea about the topic, and, at some point, concludes something about the data collected.
All of this 'works' with varying degrees of success within the scope of what exists in our little playground (known universe). As good as we are, however, there is more that we don't know within the playground than that which do know. Progress is being made, to be sure. But how are we to apply any scientific method to that which exists outside of the playground? It's simply impossible... until such time as that which exists outside breaks through into our realm. If man could promote himself into the realm of God, revelation wouldn't be necessary: as with science, man could simply rely on his own efforts in order to gain an understanding of God.
Science can only be applied in limited situations. Something out of reach requires revelation.