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> Science is based on chasing the gods out of natures. This is very poetic, but it's incorrect. The divide between religion and science is largely historical,
by mxkopy 4y ago
> Science is based on chasing the gods out of natures.
This is very poetic, but it's incorrect. The divide between religion and science is largely historical, not inherent. Latour was mentioned and is a great read, and I'd also recommend Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions which characterizes knowledge and how we refine it. It doesn't really talk about gods all that much.
- Dalewyn 4y agoIndeed. Science "chasing the gods out" is merely a consequence of science not finding any evidence for the existence of god(s) so far. If we ever find evidence for the existence of god(s), science will happily accept it like any other provable theory. Science couldn't care less about religion one way or another.