RE: The Christian mindset
November 2, 2008 at 11:32 pm
(This post was last modified: November 2, 2008 at 11:35 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
(November 2, 2008 at 11:17 pm)Meatball Wrote: Daystar, science is not a religion. It's not being forced down children's throats as dogma.Indeed.
Science is a method of thinking to gain knowledge. Science is not a religion in the same way that cabinet making is not a religion.
The beauty of science compared to religion is that any "official canon" of a given branch of scientific knowledge can be proven. Given the means, you can prove what is being taught in High School Science class. With religion your only option is to accept it at face value, as that is the nature of faith.
To say that science is being pushed by the state as a religion is laughable.
When you quote 'Expelled' it sends of all sorts of flags that your logic and reasoning aren't up to snuff for legit discussion. It's clearly a deceptive presentation of a weak argument and doesn't deserve the attention it has received.
I'll also add that because science is a method of thinking, inventions are NOT inclusively science. I mean science as in the scientific method doesn't tell you to use what you've learned with its method - to build an atomic bomb. Thats not science, thats people and invention.
Science is about gaining knowledge and wisdom through the understanding of its method. Its not about inventing really groovy, dangerous or useful things.
Its not about what Dawkins would call non-stick frying pan science for example, its not science as in 'usefulness'.
Science is a method, not inventions to aid consumerism.
