Ian said:
...Like I said Adrie, in what way, where do you get that idea from - his
penultimate paragraph? ... In what way is Ian Angell's home page "religious
fanaticism" Adrie ?!?!
dmb says:
"This motley crew of smug self-professed humanists was intent on disgracing the
much-loved Christmas institution, in much the same way a Black Mass profanes
the Eucharist. How they must have chuckled at their cleverness... Virtuous in
their indignation against religion, they set about offending every Christian in
sight. Certain of their own faith in science, these contemptuous and
contemptible bigots thought nothing of trampling on the beliefs of others. Such
is the intellectual imperialism of scientism – a prevalent and predominant
attitude among those who dogmatically project the scientific method as the one
and only true way of acquiring knowledge about reality and the nature of
things. ... Indeed, the hubris that comes with an unquestioned belief in
scientific method, particularly when it is targeted at social, political,
commercial, and even religious concerns is an accident waiting to happen.
...It’s time to nail the big lie of the last three centuries, and stop this
obsession with tidy methodical ‘rational’ solutions. ‘Understanding through
scientific theory, and applied via its methods’ does not place us in control of
human destiny. Indeed, there is no such thing as ‘understanding’, only mere
description through observation … and observation is itself a delusion steeped
in paradox. Both authors must admit it came as quite a shock to them, both
agnostics, that the words of a nineteenth century hymn should resonate so well
with their thinking: Immortal, Invisible, God only wise. In light inaccessible
hid from our eyes. (Hymns of Christ and the Christian Life, Walter C. Smith.)"
That's where Adrie go the idea, Ian. And if you don't recognize the religious
motive behind this attack or the childish denigration used to mount that
attack, then you're not just tone-deaf, you're also blind and numb as well. I
mean, it's just so obvious. How can you not see it? Just read the quoted except
out loud and listen to yourself. It should be very clear that the author hates
science because it threatens his faith.
Balance, my ass.
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