Religious Poll

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Originally Posted by The Third Man

The climate change fiasco should allow you, a thinker, to come to another conclusion regarding science visa vis religion. They are far more similar than not.

I have to debate this. Science has no similarity with religion, I challenge you to point out exactly what is so similar about them in your opinion, Third Man. Science is not a 'Belief Structure' as religion is. Science accepts that whatever little it claims to know with a measure of certainty may be proved wrong in some future moment. Science is purely a method of determining truth to the highest possible level of accuracy through the testing of hypotheses, and the recording and analysis of data - EVIDENCE. Also it's benefit to you, me, and human kind in general is immeasurable not to mention obvious.

Atheism could be considered a belief structure, similar to religion in that it is a personal choice to believe certain explanations about life, the universe and everything. The fact that atheists would more likely choose scientific explanations over mythological or fantastical ones only points to a more realistic, more open minded, more contemporary viewpoint about life in general.

Religious belief is a belief structure in which untruth is a fundamental necessity. You can say it should be viewed metaphorically which means it depends on personal interpretation. The holy books themselves do contain some moral truths which can be valuable lessons for anyone. I believe August said in a previous post 'to try and explain a concept that is way too advanced for them to comprehend at their present level of development' I agree I just think it's about time people grew up a bit. Moral development does not exclusively come from religious involvment. There is a view that without good ol' organised religion, that people would rape, murder and steal themselves into anarchy. If that is truly the case, why is god(fearing) not stopping them now?