RE: Science and religion
March 24, 2013 at 7:41 pm
(This post was last modified: March 24, 2013 at 7:42 pm by Darkstar.)
(March 24, 2013 at 7:39 pm)jstrodel Wrote:(March 24, 2013 at 7:37 pm)Darkstar Wrote: But science works...
Works to do what? To build computers? To give you what you want?
What does science have to say about the meaning of life? About love? About how to raise a family? About virtues? About the origin of the universe? About the direction that human civilizations should go.
Not much.
It hasn't figured out the origin of the universe yet, and philosophy would apply to the other ones. (Although there could be a scientific explanation of pheromones and such, I assume that isn't what you want)
The meaning of life? Why must there be an inherent meaning? There is no reason to think there must be a reason.
John Adams Wrote:The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.