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Good. The bible is not the only source of mores and norms to swear on. And a turn towards science would be nice, especially in the increasingly alarmingly anti-
by gigatexal 4y ago
Good. The bible is not the only source of mores and norms to swear on. And a turn towards science would be nice, especially in the increasingly alarmingly anti-science USA.
- esskay 4y agoSwearing on a Sagan book is arguably better. It's based on fact, not an unverifiable and highly unlikely fairytail.
- timbit42 4y ago* fairytale Fairies don't have tails.
- Grustaf 4y agoScience is not a source of mores, it’s about observing facts.
- dspillett 4y agoTo the true believer a religious text is considered as factual as any scientific work, so that isn't really as much of a differentiating factor when you think about it from their PoV.
- Grustaf 4y agoI’m not saying that religious texts are non-factual, I’m saying scientific texts have no moral implications, they ONLY lay out material facts.