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Gaskelort said:
It sure is, reasons? What is a religion? It is a belief that attempt to explain the environment around the persons, what is science? Same thing

Why would science be "the truth"? Because scientists say so
Why would a religion (ex: any monotheist religion, but here it will be with Catholicism, doesn't necessarily works with animism) be "the truth"? Because Vatican say so...

It is not because you were educated with science that it is necessarily the truth, I prefer to say it is an explanation, among so many others which are all coherent in themselves, I do believe it is a religion, because people these days venerate scientists like priests & "The Science" like a god.

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DungenessDank said:
Many people do have this mind set, and it is through their own ignorance of science that they arrive on science as the source to all answers.

Throughout history science has proven itself to be completely wrong, the one thing that sets it aside from religions is the fact science can change its "truths", eventually, to meet reality.

Science can't answer all questions yet, nor do I think it will ever be able to, but at least their approach is more logical than religious institutions.

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MonsignorBerric said:
about 90% of this thread is just
Now I'm Guess I need a j

I'll just put this out there

An atheist cannot tell a theist their beliefs are wrong, and vice versa.

I cannot drink from your cup, and you cannot drink from mine

Science and the occult are the same thing

Remember that scientists constantly have to revise their ideas, and before they do so, they are "wrong"

Believing in anything 100% is pure stupidity

Edit- the smartest man is the one who knows he knows nothing

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I like where you were going with that, but the underlined part bugs me. I don't think people who say they believe in science say that scientifically "proven" facts (That phrase bugs the fuck out of me as well because one of the most primary tenets of science is that NOTHING can be proven) are the hard fast truth. I think what they're saying is they believe in the idea that you can take outside inputs, experiences and observations and use them to reformat your understanding of your surroundings. Whereas most religions are founded on a steadfast set of laws that are unbendable and permanent regardless of new information, science is malleable and constantly striving for improvement.

At least that's how I interpret statements like that

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Harry_Ba11sach said:
science is malleable and constantly striving for improvement.

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I like how you interpret it bro.

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A7X said:
I find Native American religion to be amazing. It was so organic and thankful. Especially kokopelli, he carried songs on his back that brought rain and harvest, and fertility to women. Thats a big range of abilities lol.

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