RE: Atheistic Dogma- Scientific Fundamentalism
September 18, 2014 at 2:52 pm
(This post was last modified: September 18, 2014 at 2:56 pm by Simon Moon.)
(September 18, 2014 at 2:45 pm)sswhateverlove Wrote: Well, inclusion in the NAS seems to imply their expertise and level of respect to be given to their opinion.
Of course!
Because they still do real science. They leave their theistic beliefs outside the lab.
Quote:Neil Degrasse Tyson has responded to a question similar to mine that the reason is because they are still continuously running up against revelations of experiments that cannot be explained with our current understandings of the laws of science.
Yes.
He is pointing out the flaws in the 'god of the gaps' argument.
"Can't explain it. God did it."
God of the gaps is not something to be proud of.
Quote:There, he argues, is where "goddidit" ends up becoming the fall back answer, even for the most respected of minds.
And he's pointing out that it is flawed thinking.
just like your 'ID of the gaps' argument.
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.
