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Originally Posted by jorgelito
Sounds pretty reasonable to me pig. I would add that while atheism is not religion, some atheists are pretty religious about it.
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See, I would argue that using the term 'religious', although i think i understand what you're saying, is a problematic assertion. That requires certain tenets of being a religion.
Once again, I return to blind dogma.
The best scientists I know will readily admit when they don't know something. If religious people would say "I don't know" more often, then that would diffuse a lot of the debate. If they would say "I can't reconcile the differences in my text or teaching and these findings from science" I think that would go a long way. If people would recognize the difficulties involved in the debate, that would go a long way. It's the assertions of unassailable knowledge and certainty in things that none of us can truly be certain of which causes the problems, I think.