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Originally posted by Dragonlich
(Note: do not make the mistake of comparing this belief in science with a belief in the religious sense of the word. Science doesn't work that way.)
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Accept for the fact that if often does but not I will not go that way.
Okay fine. Lets meet half way. Athiesm itself is not a religon. But it is part of a religious thought process. Now before I go into defining how I see a religion I want to ask you something. How do YOU define religion. First off we have allready eliminated God as a factor. We all know there is a religion covering every side to that. Pro one god is your Christanity and Islam. Pro many gods is your Hindu and acient Greek religions. Atheism has Budhist and other eastern religions. So what is a religion? A belief? But everyone believes in something. I mean what is belief if not "Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something" so everyone has beliefs. So that can't be it. So again I ask, how do YOU define religion? What is a religion? What makes one person religious and another not?
Edit: And on thing I will say about your "belief" in science. Don't put to much faith in science. Or have you forgotten the fact that there are still many many unanswered questions. Beyond that we now laugh at the science of just 200 years ago. Bleeding people? 4 biles? Atoms have shapes and fitting together like puzzle pieces? Actully all of those are over 200 years old but were still in use till about 200 years ago. 60 years ago a doctor would have recomended smoking for your health! I am not trashing science. Many people (normally on the pro science side) want to turn this debate into a religion vs science debate. I do not see any reason why the two can not coexist peacfully. Considering the fact that they really deal with two differn't (Albiet simular at times) areas of humans lives. Now just one last thought on science though. Look back 500 years. Look at the religous thought of the time and the scientific thought of the time. Now tell me. Which one has stood the test of time better? Just saying is all.