Furthermore you're equating theoretical physics to all of science. The work of Geneticists, cellular biologists (and a hojillion other kinds of biologist), geologists, meteorologists, paleontologists, various computer sciences, ect ect ect, does not directly mirror the mathematics heavy, light on experiments (due to technology having to catch up to theory) model of theoretical physics. To say that all of science relies on people coming to the right conclusion based on the wrong math until somebody accidentally discovers a better formula is a gross disservice to the hard work of thousands upon thousands of dedicated scientists around the world.
And as for what I mean when I say religion is stagnant or static, what major religious discoveries have churches made that weren't political or culturally driven in the past two hundred years? There is no discovery within the bible or Quran or vedas that aren't secular and scientific in nature. They've been around for hundreds or in some cases thousands of years, and they are what they are. People still are waiting for Jesus to come back, are still afraid of hell, still want to go to heaven, ect ect.
There is no discovery, no progression, at best there are minor quibbles between denominations as to who goes to heaven, what is hell, and is there really a devil. And they can argue about it for hundreds of years and never come to a conclusion, or agree on any of it. If something does change, it's not because somebody spent twenty years of their life working twelve hours a day working to figure something out. It's because somebody opposes a political leader, it's because the cultural zeitgeist moves in a different direction, it's because they interpreted a prophecy one way and it didn't happen, so they change the interpretation. And if evidence comes along that the bible isn't inerrant, then those that believe it is don't develop their beliefs, they just plug their ears. Religions stay the same, the people change. Science has changed it's views and beliefs in the past two centuries more than Christianity has in two millennium. That's what I mean when I say religion is static, and stagnant.
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