Science Vs Religion
The conflict between religion and science astounds me. The philosophical basis of nearly all popular religions stress the importance of humility. Is there a more humble institution than science? Its foundation stands on the idea that you must give up your preconceptions in the face of evidence to the contrary, no matter how much you may be comfortable in your ways. This idea doesn’t only apply to things like the elemental composition of the corona of distant stars, it goes for anything a thinking creature observes in its environment if it wants to do anything more than eat and fuck and swing from trees.
The power to collectively observe and document our world is an incredible gift, and is responsible for everything humanity has created, from the worldwide computer network with which you read this, to the actual written word language in which this opinion is expressed.
To deny science is to deny that which makes you human.
Quote from forum user the_ruiner of somethingawful.com
