RE: Atheistic Dogma- Scientific Fundamentalism
September 18, 2014 at 1:10 pm
(This post was last modified: September 18, 2014 at 1:12 pm by Simon Moon.)
(September 18, 2014 at 1:05 pm)sswhateverlove Wrote: My understanding is that most would admit, as I do, that we are humbly ignorant with regard to the total implications of what the science is revealing.
Of course. That is the scientific mindset.
But you go several steps beyond being opened to new evidence.
Quote:If you think I'm claiming that I'm drawing absolute conclusions rather than merely speculating based on assumably incomplete data, perhaps you haven't actually read my posts.
Nothing wrong with speculation. What is not scientific is basing a belief on them before the evidence is in.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
