The study of God (or the divine) as the ultimate object of scientific inquiry. This attempts to deduce the nature, attributes, and actions of the divine through observation of creation, reason, and perhaps divine revelation treated as data. It's theology with a lab coat, trying to find empirical evidence for Providence, miracles, or intelligent design in the fabric of the cosmos. The fundamental axiom is that the divine is not just a matter of faith, but an active, observable principle in reality.
Example: "The Institute for Divine Sciences published a paper correlating statistically anomalous positive outcomes in cancer patients with the intensity of collective prayer logged on their app. They called it 'measuring grace.' Statisticians called it 'p-hacking with angels.'"
by Abzugal January 30, 2026
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