Gae Bolga Wrote:Science , and knowledge in general but particularly forbidden knowledge is and has always been hubris in western theocracy.Yes, I think that's what's going on. Religion is based on the idea that certain things must not be questioned. Even Christian Science, despite denying that, clings somewhat to that idea (comparing their failure rate to the failure rate of hospitals is considered sacrilegious). Sure, science doesn't really test everything. But it's the opposite of what religion is doing. Science doesn't attempt to test incoherent hypotheses, like that plants feel pain, because attempting to test incoherent hypotheses is unscientific. Religion usually doesn't test anything. And when it does test something, it tests incoherent hypotheses (ghosts, psychic powers...). In some sense, it's not just anti-science, it's also anti-intellectual.
Of course, anti-intellectualism is not just limited to theocracy. China is, despite being secular (if communism is not a religion, and it seems to me that, to a large extent, it is), quite anti-intellectual. I mean, banning Wikipedia just because it contains some inappropriate content. Future intellectuals need to learn how to deal with small amount of inappropriate content.
