Posted by Dr. Bob on December 15, 2002, at 21:58:10
[Posted by fachad on December 15, 2002, at 16:33:32
In reply to http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faith/20021001/msgs/1399.html]
> "However, have you ever tried to sell your $160 text book to next year's college student? Lucky if you get $3.00. Why? Because it is out-dated as soon as it is written. Now, take the Bible............"
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> That very thing is one of the greatest strengths of science - it is revisable.
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> Unlike religious dogmas, which are kept the same forever, without evidence or even if contradictory evidence emerges, science is constantly making corrections in it's teachings to accommodate new evidence.
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> Science admits its errors and tries to correct them, because it is an effort to find the truth. Science would rather have one of its teachings abandoned if new evidence shows that it was mistaken.
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> Now, take the Bible...or other religious dogmas, on the other hand. I think it's fair to say that religionists in general do not foster that same attitude found in science of admitting that they were wrong about something.
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> Seeking truth above all else, even if it contradicts what is printed in their textbook (the Bible) is not typically seen in the clergy the way it is seen in research scientists.
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> And that is why I put my "faith" in science, and am very skeptical of religious dogmas.
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