RE: A general topic on "what started it all..."
July 23, 2009 at 11:32 pm
(This post was last modified: July 23, 2009 at 11:35 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:If science doesn't know, then why arent scientists more open minded toward religion?
Pardon?
By definition,an "open minded" person is one willing to consider new ideas,which is fundamental to science. It is not being close minded to demand proof of any claim.
It seems to me that religion is more likely to be anti science because of religious dogma, which by definition is the antithesis of open mindedness.
From Wiki
Quote:Dogma is the established belief or doctrine held by a religion, ideology or any kind of organization: it is authoritative and not to be disputed, doubted or diverged from. The term derives from Greek δόγμα "that which seems to one, opinion or belief"[1] and that from δοκέω (dokeo), "to think, to suppose, to imagine".[2] The plural is either dogmas or dogmata , from Greek δόγματα.
