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Originally Posted by Buddahaid
Of course we bring ourselves along or what is the point in doing it, and I do see your central premise. The problem I have is religion says this is the model of the universe, it is divinely perfect and shall remain so forever. Anyone who disagrees is wrong and should be corrected or destroyed. Science says this is the model of the universe, it is not perfect and it will change as we learn more. Anyone who disagrees may be wrong and their evidence should be tested.
Both schools of thought don't welcome change as that is human nature, but the one school doesn't condemn people to death for speaking of change.
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Religion does not condemn people to death. People condemn people to death and for, as I have illustrated earlier, reasons pertaining to the human lust for power. Religion is the scapegoat. The scriptural mention of a geocentric universe was oblique at best. Copenicus wasn't persecuted because his view was religious. He was persecuted because his view threatened the political power of the Catholic Church. The matters of religion were as simple convenience.