RE: Atheism is a religion.
July 18, 2014 at 11:19 am
(This post was last modified: July 18, 2014 at 11:22 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
I don't have time for zealots or preachers of any stripe.
I disagree. The purpose of science is interrogating the Universe. The purpose of religion is assuaging man's angst at the fact of mortality. That some people make science the central point of their epistemology doesn't mean that they use science to feel spiritual.
(July 18, 2014 at 10:16 am)ManMachine Wrote: You are quite right, science and a belief in human progress does not flow from a lack of belief in a god, nor am I suggesting they do. I am putting forward the idea that they both serve the same human needs as their religious counterparts.
I disagree. The purpose of science is interrogating the Universe. The purpose of religion is assuaging man's angst at the fact of mortality. That some people make science the central point of their epistemology doesn't mean that they use science to feel spiritual.
