Why do so few people (otherwise intelligent for the most part) have such a tweaked view of science? I'm so tired of hearing it described as a religion (oh ya, well you worship science!), a dogma (ya but since science says...then you have to believe it!), a choice (just because you like science, doesn't mean I have to!), ETC...!!!!! Science is a method of understanding the world around the person in question. It is not an alternate to religion. Dr. Robert Bakker is a well known and very intelligent scientist that happens to be a well known pastor as well. Why? Because he leaves god at home when viewing the world scientifically and leaves science at home when using religion. Science is the direct examination of evidence. It is only useful when contemplating something testable or checkable. Have you ever had a leak and systematically checked for which pipe it was? Welcome to science. Have you ever had question and looked for an answer or asked someone that has? welcome to science. Have you ever altered a recipe because something sounded good or you thought might work? welcome to science. If you have ever prayed for your pipe to stop leaking, prayed for an answer, or prayed for food to make itself, you aren't a scientist and very likely will never have the capacity for science.
Science is ONLY and specifically a method to find answers. If you pose a question that has no answer...science is mute. If you want to know how 2+4 =6, ask a scientist or grab 6 of something and find out scientifically. To know that it means 24 before the reasoning finding someone that will assist your misunderstanding ask a...well...someone else. Science does not tell you what comes after death, nor before birth. Science does not "feel" it has answers. Science does not get offended or outraged when it is contradicted by evidence, the very act of contradicting with evidence IS science. If you have an opinion that can be contradicted by provable or scientific evidence, do not be angry at the scientist, be angry at the person that gave you bad or untested information. Science doesn't hold your hand and tell you what to believe, it is a method to question yourself and your beliefs. If you are offended because science questions your "knowledge," you have 2 choices. For one you can test that "knowledge" yourself and look beyond your hopes into reality. For two, you can use science to find out how your belief might have accuracy or not have accuracy. Most people do not choose either, and for obvious reasons. Science does not give a damn about you or your feelings, it is a concept and a method, not a consoler for delusion or failure. If you hold to a belief that fish have gills in order to explore volcanos, well... sorry science will crush your hopes and dreams. Science does not care about oneness or deities. Since these are generally self defeating logical concepts and not concepts that appear in the natural world, science COULD NOT speak on them and never does. Science does not care about whether or not you are confused on some philosophical concept. Science can however, allow you to explore and investigate an amazing world surrounded by a complex solar system, in a superbly beautiful galaxy. Science can allow you to understand that simply existing is such a beautiful and awesome concept, that no little metaphysical idea needs be entertained if one wants to be amazed, confused, or challenged by everything that they purport to search for. -Personal note:- It will take all of your energy and attention to understand even a small amount of the knowledge that awaits you and is literally just sitting there waiting for you to find it. Don't waste life on unproven concepts reinforced with prophets and people that are proven to be wrong and/or nonexistent.
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