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Is religion a science? [View all] Fumesucker Apr 2015 OP
Are you talking about Theology, the study of religon, or Catholicism, Islam, Baptists, Budhism? Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #1
The folks who keep announcing okasha Apr 2015 #2
Well, there are really too many different religions and definitions for "religion" to answer this... NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #3
Is it allowed to love them both? guillaumeb Apr 2015 #7
No Kidding! I'm a lover not a hater and you know what they say.... NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #13
but many haters hate it when you do not reciprocate the hate guillaumeb Apr 2015 #14
I KNOW!!! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #15
Hmm... I see somewhat less hypocrisy in science than religion... Fumesucker Apr 2015 #22
Incorrect phil89 Apr 2015 #27
Several things I would ask that you clarify. cbayer Apr 2015 #4
easy one guillaumeb Apr 2015 #8
You have it correctly and backwards. cbayer Apr 2015 #10
thank you, I think guillaumeb Apr 2015 #11
Which was Descartes' argument for the existence of God. longship Apr 2015 #35
That was my intent. guillaumeb Apr 2015 #39
I was merely attempting to frame the quote in its context. longship Apr 2015 #42
I took no insult guillaumeb Apr 2015 #43
Plus my Latin is mostly limited to "cogito ergo sum" longship Apr 2015 #44
nice picture guillaumeb Apr 2015 #45
A great statement of the demarkation problem. longship Apr 2015 #33
This comparison always seems to boil down to some kind of dog fight as cbayer Apr 2015 #36
Yup. Science is not about belief. longship Apr 2015 #37
They are completely different things. cbayer Apr 2015 #46
For what it's worth, I think you are overstating the historic conflict between science and religion, LTX Apr 2015 #70
Thanks LTX. longship Apr 2015 #73
Science enables technonogy that allows for the creation of entities with powers... stone space Apr 2015 #5
Good point... Fumesucker Apr 2015 #23
Some people are idiots. RandySF Apr 2015 #6
Yes, and proximate, to boot. n/t. bvf Apr 2015 #19
! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #20
no n/t handmade34 Apr 2015 #9
No!!! onecaliberal Apr 2015 #12
Awkward proposition. pinto Apr 2015 #16
There is a thread about "is science a religion?", some posters on that thread seem to think so.. Fumesucker Apr 2015 #21
Ah, your logical equation has a weak point. cbayer Apr 2015 #24
I just wanted to see people deny that religion was a science Fumesucker Apr 2015 #25
Can you point me to where someone has said that science is a religion? cbayer Apr 2015 #29
Seriously? skepticscott Apr 2015 #47
Good question. bvf Apr 2015 #17
"God did it." ret5hd Apr 2015 #28
There is no religious method. Explain scientific faith? cbayer Apr 2015 #30
Cute. bvf Apr 2015 #34
Like science, religion probably has lots of methods. stone space Apr 2015 #40
No... uriel1972 Apr 2015 #18
Not to be unnecessarily obstreperous, but LTX Apr 2015 #71
In most cases, No. DetlefK Apr 2015 #26
Science is a method. Maedhros Apr 2015 #31
Yet we have religious "scholars" who bvf Apr 2015 #38
Indeed nil desperandum Apr 2015 #41
Religious "scholars" do not live tax-free. cbayer Apr 2015 #48
Okey dokey. bvf Apr 2015 #49
No. okasha Apr 2015 #50
There may be more truth in that statement. rug Apr 2015 #51
Oh, indeed. okasha Apr 2015 #54
I see the problem. bvf Apr 2015 #52
Now find the other one. okasha Apr 2015 #55
Ah! Thanks. bvf Apr 2015 #56
Keep trying. okasha Apr 2015 #57
Um, your elision of an opening quotation mark bvf Apr 2015 #58
Keep trying. okasha Apr 2015 #59
That pretty much can be applied to everyone in academia. cbayer Apr 2015 #60
Glad you are able to distinguish bvf Apr 2015 #61
Yes, I did exactly that because they are distinct things which you cbayer Apr 2015 #62
Get thee a fucking dictionary, will you? bvf Apr 2015 #63
Do you disagree with my definitions? What are yours? cbayer Apr 2015 #64
Yes, to you, words mean whatever you want them to. bvf Apr 2015 #65
So what are your definitions of cleric and religious scholar and how do they differ from mine? cbayer Apr 2015 #66
You lose. bvf Apr 2015 #67
Okay, congratulations! See you around. cbayer Apr 2015 #68
That's exactly what you've posted. okasha Apr 2015 #69
If religious beliefs are "not subject to change," LTX Apr 2015 #72
Jesus is the Son of God, who died for our sins so that we may have everlasting life in Heaven. Maedhros Apr 2015 #74
So in your world, everyone is a trinitarian christian? LTX Apr 2015 #75
Religions interpret the world to match their tenets. Maedhros Apr 2015 #76
Then why have so many religious groups changed their position on GLBT rights? cbayer Apr 2015 #77
I wouldn't consider that to be a fundamental tenet. Maedhros Apr 2015 #79
Well, no, they wouldn't engage in the scientific method when it comes to fundamental tenets. cbayer Apr 2015 #81
It appears that you've developed your own set of "revealed truths." LTX Apr 2015 #78
I have a purple crayon. n/t Binkie The Clown Apr 2015 #32
Be careful. rug Apr 2015 #53
No. They are opposites. immoderate Apr 2015 #80
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