Posted by Penn Jillette at 1cust128.tnt33.dca5.da.uu.net on May 02, 2004 at 13:32:01:
In Reply to: Science is as much a religion as anything posted by Will Turner, Karaoke King on May 02, 2004 at 13:21:14:
...is that it's usually put forth by those who don't study science. I don't study science either. I read books written for lay people written by those who've supposedly done a lot of minute study to back up their doctrines. So, I can see what you mean.
Consider this: The main difference that I can see between religion and science is that one encourages you to question it and the other forbids reasoned questioning.
: Have you seen electricity?
Yes. So have you.
: ...have you felt atoms?
This...
: That and how studies funded by companies always seem to come up wit hthe results they want...
...has nothing to do with this. I agree with the latter statment wholeheartedly, but I'm not sure how the above statement proves it. In all fairness, I know what you mean about atoms, but I'm willing to give quantum mechanics a chance, before I believe that all matter is held together by "God's will." Of course, that's just me.