@ Leto-
I can observe that the scientific theories I use in school and work are valid. I can physically see them in practice. There is no faith in that.
The common misconception about "laws" in science is that they are not actually laws, but observations that are so basic we have no real ways to prove them. Quantum Mechanics is a theory, despite the work that validates it, only because a better theory can come along and replace it, once one is found.
But on the topic of scientific faith: the men of the Apollo program had no one else other than Sir Isaac Newton in the driver seat, even though we found out that Newton was a terrible driver at near light speeds---Albert Einstein, that racing devil, showed the world how it's really done.
EDIT: You always beat me...
Last edited by Hain; 11-28-2007 at 08:50 AM..
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