RE: Atheistic Dogma- Scientific Fundamentalism
September 18, 2014 at 3:50 pm
(This post was last modified: September 18, 2014 at 3:56 pm by Chas.)
(September 18, 2014 at 2:45 pm)sswhateverlove Wrote:Quote:Because they're fucking humans. I don't know where you got this theistic concept of "these people are somehow the ones that are supposed to have the knowledge".
Well, inclusion in the NAS seems to imply their expertise and level of respect to be given to their opinion.
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.
There, he argues, is where "goddidit" ends up becoming the fall back answer, even for the most respected of minds.
He argues that 'goddidit' is the fallback of believers. And only believers.
You are mischaracterizing what Tyson has said; that's awfully close to lying.
(September 18, 2014 at 3:32 pm)sswhateverlove Wrote: Also, I think we all may have misunderstandings of scientific principles. I think it's the nature of our lack of omniscience and to be expected. I'm sorry if that keeps me from bowing to your assumed understanding, but I'm just skeptical like that.
I'm guessing you don't mean what you just said, because I certainly don't misunderstand scientific principles, nor do many others here.
Do you mean results? data? facts? theories?
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.