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On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:55:53 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
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On Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:52:22 -0500, wrote:
To contend that science "undresses" faith is akin to trying to call a
trump suit in a game of chess. It's meaningless.
The problem is that Faith has power and that is what annoys the more
vorciforous objectors - they don't understand the nature of belief.
Which is a curiosity because a lot of what they believe to be "fact"
and "science" are also articles of faith.
Amusing in some ways.
I couldn't have said it better myself, Tom.
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I guess the "faith" part of science is the belief that the use of
observation to confirm a hypothesis will bring the truth; whereas, the faith
of religion involves certitude without direct evidence. Science can be a
religion to some, but I think it should be taken with the same grain of salt
that science uses for everything else. Religion should stick to things like
good moral foundations (and be certain in them without imposing ritual and
dogma), and a religious person should act out those foundations in his/her
daily life. Faith has a place in society. It should be learned from
observing those around us who are truly religious (doesn't matter what the
religion is). Science also has a place in society. It should be taught,
since it gives us so much.
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