The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #67470   Message #1134925
Posted By: Amos
12-Mar-04 - 01:41 PM
Thread Name: BS: Faith
Subject: RE: BS: Faith
Well then, LH, let me just say that I disagree with the sentiment ; because they knwoingly engage in cross-verification and have some standard of objective evidence, even if not perfect, scientists by and large are significantly more reliable than the Pope, and much less subject to fallibility, if that is a word. But since infallibility is an absolute term, it doesn;t really apply to either Popes of scientists. On relative merits I'd take the scientist, 'most any day. So your literal statement is perfect.

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