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I'm not sure I see the link between simplifying something so that a layman can understand it and appealing to magic or God to explain something away, or why hav

by tompko 14y ago

I'm not sure I see the link between simplifying something so that a layman can understand it and appealing to magic or God to explain something away, or why having something simplified for you makes your acceptance of that fact an irrational act.

think-large 14y ago
I think that what he is getting at is that you are taking it on faith that the logic is solid behind the theory. One of the things about science is that it is an observation about the reality that we can see. I think religion is about the reality that we can't. It's not about explaining away something, but trying to put a boundary on what we do and don't understand. I think the biggest downfall of religion is when we (religious folks) try to make observations about the world with our feelings. That doesn't work. I can't feel a desk with my "heart" any more than I can feel radio waves with my hands. I think what is irrational is that science feels that it can explain everything all the way, but I'm of the opinion that the further we dig the deeper it will go. We used to believe the proton, neutron, and electron were the smallest form of matter. What will be next? I have "faith" that something new will be discovered, which is where we step into an irrational realm. Faith in anything is irrational. Succinctly, To believe in that which is outside of your own thoughts is irrational, but we do and we must to survive.
- icebraining 14y ago
  I think that what he is getting at is that you are taking it on faith that the logic is solid behind the theory. If we believed that, how come we're constantly throwing away and modifying theories? I think what is irrational is that science feels that it can explain everything all the way Science is incapable of feeling. That some people believe that is inconsequential is not a failure of science. We used to believe the proton, neutron, and electron were the smallest form of matter. What will be next? I have "faith" that something new will be discovered, which is where we step into an irrational realm. That's a false equivalence. "Faith" as attributing a high degree of confidence in a event based on solid logical reasoning is not the same as religious faith. It's not even in the same ballpark.

by tompko 14y ago

think-large 14y ago

I think that what he is getting at is that you are taking it on faith that the logic is solid behind the theory. One of the things about science is that it is an observation about the reality that we can see. I think religion is about the reality that we can't. It's not about explaining away something, but trying to put a boundary on what we do and don't understand. I think the biggest downfall of religion is when we (religious folks) try to make observations about the world with our feelings. That doesn't work. I can't feel a desk with my "heart" any more than I can feel radio waves with my hands. I think what is irrational is that science feels that it can explain everything all the way, but I'm of the opinion that the further we dig the deeper it will go. We used to believe the proton, neutron, and electron were the smallest form of matter. What will be next? I have "faith" that something new will be discovered, which is where we step into an irrational realm. Faith in anything is irrational. Succinctly, To believe in that which is outside of your own thoughts is irrational, but we do and we must to survive.

icebraining 14y ago
I think that what he is getting at is that you are taking it on faith that the logic is solid behind the theory. If we believed that, how come we're constantly throwing away and modifying theories? I think what is irrational is that science feels that it can explain everything all the way Science is incapable of feeling. That some people believe that is inconsequential is not a failure of science. We used to believe the proton, neutron, and electron were the smallest form of matter. What will be next? I have "faith" that something new will be discovered, which is where we step into an irrational realm. That's a false equivalence. "Faith" as attributing a high degree of confidence in a event based on solid logical reasoning is not the same as religious faith. It's not even in the same ballpark.