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Originally Posted by Suave
Religion was originally an explanation for observed phenomena. Science is also an explanation for observed phenomena. One still has to believe in science and have faith in the method, regardless of how widely accepted it is. Science is not what makes the universe work; it is only a conceptual framework through which we attempt to understand it. In essence, it serves the purpose that religion once fully served.
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gods are originally an explanation for observed phenomena. religion is orginally a framework for societal control.
there are major differences between science and religion. religions says 'whoah, scary lightning! gods must be angry!' science says 'woah, lightning, i wonder what causes it and how it works and what it is.' and then they go and explore it and test it. and then it gets tested over and over agian to see if they were right. that doesn't happen with religion, it's just 'god did it.'