(March 3, 2010 at 12:25 pm)Thor Wrote: Religion doesn't know much of anything when it comes to science. In fact, throughout history religion has been an impediment to scientific advancement. Just ask Galileo. What's really criminal is that it took the Catholic Church nearly 360 years to officially clear Galileo's name!
Religion doesn't like anything or anyone who might just contradict it's belief system. It's their way or go to hell. It's that arrogant and ignorant attitude that will be it's un-doing. It refuses to accept new ideas that does not follow any belief system that actually contradicts current belief systems.
I think the amount of time it took religion to accept Galileo's works and findings took as long as it did because religion finds it rather difficult and embarrasing to admit that it was wrong. The very religion that believed it had it all figured out who has just been proved wrong is a huge embarrasing fall from credibility and respect. One could say they spolit themselves silly with their own belief that they are always right...until a clever thinker came out and proved just how wrong they are. Personal beliefs does not equal truth or fact. It could easily be contradicted in the future. I think it's sad how religion takes so long to accept ideas that contradicts some of it's beliefs. It's criminal. Religion is in denial not the other way round.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.