God V Science (again)

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shanshee_allures Sep 13, 2008 04:06:33
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Then along came the two birds with one stone theory 'intelligent design'.
Which seems to have gone off the radar a bit.

Very true though, why not a similar call for religion to incorporate science?

Silence.

TBH, though, in some respects Dawkins et al have done more harm than good.
Sort of giving many the excuse to feel even more persecuted/marginalized and allow for silly ideas like this to trickle through.

I don't ever remember our school science lessons coming across as sermons, but the balance has shifted in a peculiar way.
If you're of a scientific mind, you don't need to assert your disbelief in God. It's just not an issue and it should stay that way, no?

But post you know what, it's become trendier than ever to decry the evils that religion do and write tomes about it.
We know, we know.

I like ole Dawkins but as time passes I realise I don't really need him to remind me of how crap certain elements of this world is. Is he looking for 'converts'?

Anyway, what am I doing up at this time?
Oh aye, almost forgot...:-)

x

H handofdave
handofdave Sep 13, 2008 04:15:10
Replying to shanshee_allures

It's just as arrogant to declare the absence of a God as it is to declare the primacy of one.

Science can neither prove nor disprove the existence of a deity or deities, and therefore scientists should not absolutely declare the impossibility of such a being.

This isn't about matching punches with the religious fundamentalists, it's about staying true to science, which demands, in it's most pure state, an open mind at all times that only responds to measurable, verifiable results.

B Beautiful Day
Beautiful Day Sep 19, 2008 18:11:38
Replying to shanshee_allures

shanshee_allures wrote:
Then along came the two birds with one stone theory 'intelligent design'.
Which seems to have gone off the radar a bit.

Very true though, why not a similar call for religion to incorporate science?

Silence.

TBH, though, in some respects Dawkins et al have done more harm than good.
Sort of giving many the excuse to feel even more persecuted/marginalized and allow for silly ideas like this to trickle through.

I don't ever remember our school science lessons coming across as sermons, but the balance has shifted in a peculiar way.
If you're of a scientific mind, you don't need to assert your disbelief in God. It's just not an issue and it should stay that way, no?

But post you know what, it's become trendier than ever to decry the evils that religion do and write tomes about it.
We know, we know.

I like ole Dawkins but as time passes I realise I don't really need him to remind me of how crap certain elements of this world is. Is he looking for 'converts'?

Anyway, what am I doing up at this time?
Oh aye, almost forgot...:-)

x

I liked Douglas Adams' take on it ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcncPpQ8loA