Which Is A Bigger Threat To Humanity? Science Or Religion?

[superchunk]

LurkerJ said:

superchunk said:

So, purely hypothetical mental model that looks at the most plausible scenario is one based on science, not religion, that kills off humanity. Unless an alien race kills us off because their religion says they are the only true beings of God.

You're basing your whole hypothetical model on the belief that killing off humanity completely is the worst thing that can happen when it's not.

I'd say the finality of human extinction is better than the slow and extended suffering caused by religion-justified irrationality.

I'd say religion provides more people happiness and hope than any silly notion of a slow and extended suffering. 100% of a the world has a belief in something (atheism is a belief in no god, but still a belief system). 

The world's problems are not centered on religion. So there is no way someone can argue that the humanity is on a slow and extended suffering due to religion. Hell, there are many people who live in extremist religions areas that are very happy with that life, even if you see it as horrible.

The OP was focusing on 'threat to humanity'. To me that means humanity dies off up to some critical point. All my points stand that science mistakes, accidents, or otherwise are far more likely than religious tyranny at the level that needs to happen to be a 'threat to humanity'.