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So the failure of religion is... its inability to perfectly predict the future (i.e. after death)? Yes, science is imperfect, there are no proofs. Only dispro
by think-large 14y ago
So the failure of religion is... its inability to perfectly predict the future (i.e. after death)?
Yes, science is imperfect, there are no proofs. Only disproofs.
Would you consider a model that does not perfectly predict the future to be considered a failure ? If I want to send a message across the galaxy and I'm only using Netwon's Laws will it get to where I want it go? Would that be considered a failure? In a word, yes. But it is also a learning experience.
I think this model should apply to religion as well. It is not meant to be taken as a perfect prediction of Godhood, just a theory that we are currently wearing. Hopefully it isn't too far off, but so what if it is?
I really just want people to accept that we hold certain truths to be infallible and they are not. Not even scientific theories. The Standard Model is under constant change.
- icebraining 14y agoScience is not a failure because of that, for the simple reason that it was never supposed to be infallible. Imperfection is at its core, it's not a failure. Sending a message across the galaxy with the assumption that science is perfect is a failure by the person sending the message, not science's.
- think-large 14y agoBah, I'm stopping this thread cuz I did a better job of explaining in this other conversation. Also, it is not a failure at all, it is a datum to be added to the experience that we base our observations on. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4417531 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4417531