neerdowell said: If you blacked out science would it survive? |
People believe in science because they know that it's based around the scientific method. They trust what scientists say because all of them use the same method to reach their conclusions. It doesn't matter if the results are passed down to others because the results can be recreated.
Religion though is based around trusting what relatives and people who lived thousands of years ago supposedly said and experienced. That knowledged has been passed down through generations (and probably been skewed at one point or several). Religious claims cannot be recreated or proven, its all about trusting its validity through belief.
I don't remember saying that people shouldn't have their faith. And yes, science is only provable by the laws of science. But this topic is not about that. It is all about speculations, and sharing thoughts on the subject.