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Thread #106685 Message #2212490
Posted By: Amos
10-Dec-07 - 10:49 AM
Thread Name: BS: There aren't any Gods (not even Jesus)
Subject: RE: BS: There aren't any Gods (not even Jesus)
BTW, as regards "the altar of science" -- what the hell is that? Those I know who work in scientific arenas use intellectual tools like calculus, and they use powers of reason to assess probable connections between data. They use healthy skepticism to avoid taking assertions on faith, and use their wits to devise methods of proof or disproof. In short they are busy using human intelligence to figure thigns out.
Where's the goddamn altar in all this? These guys are not invoking articles of faith or handing off their responsibility to imaginary entities, or even invoking cosmic spirits as their raison d'etre. They are motivated by a sense of exploration and a desire to know and explore knowledge and avoid the deceptions that blind belief leads people into.
Now, I grant you there are some folks in the world who are NOT scientists and who are not even literate in the field, who sometimes elect "the scientists" as their ward against confusion, and buy bogus science labels on fast food supplements and choose thier toothpaste based on someone using the word "science". But, it seems to me, that discussing any subject at all, you could spin your wheels endl;essly if you added intot he conversation all the confusions introduced by people ignorant of the subject.
By and large, those who actually "do" science are not interested in finding masses of semi-ignorant people to follow their teachings. They have enough trouble getting knowledgeable people to understand what they find.
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