RE: Separation of Science and State
November 17, 2020 at 8:06 pm
(This post was last modified: November 17, 2020 at 8:28 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
No, it isn't, and who cares..unless having the proper sacred, or proper definitions, or proper methods, or proper -whatever- has an effect on separation.
What do you think?
More bluntly, if you can provide no explanation as to how or why a religion would be, could be, or should be subject to separation of church and state - I strongly suspect that you are not in possession of any explanation for why something that is not a religion should be subject to something like the separation of church and state.
Meanwhile, in mere reality, science is already subject to a much stricter and less free relationship with the state. A relationship such as the one enjoyed by religion would elevate it in standing, not constrain or limit it. The clause is yet another privilege that religion has accrued unto itself by beating and burning and stabbing people to death - failing upward. If I describe something not so patently ridiculous and evil as the religions we're all most familiar with, people balk at the notion of it even being a religion and stumble to describe why or if separation would or should apply.
What do you think?
More bluntly, if you can provide no explanation as to how or why a religion would be, could be, or should be subject to separation of church and state - I strongly suspect that you are not in possession of any explanation for why something that is not a religion should be subject to something like the separation of church and state.
Meanwhile, in mere reality, science is already subject to a much stricter and less free relationship with the state. A relationship such as the one enjoyed by religion would elevate it in standing, not constrain or limit it. The clause is yet another privilege that religion has accrued unto itself by beating and burning and stabbing people to death - failing upward. If I describe something not so patently ridiculous and evil as the religions we're all most familiar with, people balk at the notion of it even being a religion and stumble to describe why or if separation would or should apply.
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