> With competing authorities (different religions), it's harder to sustain an unwarranted belief. True, but it's also difficult to even sustain warranted belie

> With competing authorities (different religions), it's harder to sustain an unwarranted belief. True, but it's also difficult to even sustain warranted beliefs. I would not say that science is the new religion, but I don't deny it has a lot of power. And there are plenty of people out there who are more than happy to twist truths and break down the foundations of science to accrue some of that very warranted power.