http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/people-like-us.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:25:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/people-like-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-111074 David Bradley Fri, 08 Jun 2007 06:56:29 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/people-like-us.html#comment-111074 <a href="http://quizfarm.com/run.php/Quiz?quiz_id=34703" rel="nofollow">What kind of atheist are you?</a> What kind of atheist are you?

]]> http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/people-like-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-41483 Andrew Sun Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:53:47 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/people-like-us.html#comment-41483 See also my detailed opinion on this issue: http://af2006.x25.51web.cn/andrewsun/ontheroad/2006/11/reproducible-scientific-comment-on.html See also my detailed opinion on this issue:
http://af2006.x25.51web.cn/andrewsun/ontheroad/2006/11/reproducible-scientific-comment-on.html

]]> http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/people-like-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-41474 Andrew Sun Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:49:44 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/people-like-us.html#comment-41474 Science is currently lucky because the standard it used to distinguish truth from error seems coincident with what Nature appears to be up till now and no one ensure this coincidence because there is no God. Religion is also lucky because it need no such distinguishment. It is only claimed to be true and ensured by God. But this is enough for a huge people to believe in it because it is so wonderful if what it says were true. Science is always weak because it always has premises which are unsafe, while religion need no premises and as a result seems safe. People need to be ensured and feel safe. Science unfortunately does not necessarily provide this feeling. That's why religion wins. Science is currently lucky because the standard it used to distinguish truth from error seems coincident with what Nature appears to be up till now and no one ensure this coincidence because there is no God. Religion is also lucky because it need no such distinguishment. It is only claimed to be true and ensured by God. But this is enough for a huge people to believe in it because it is so wonderful if what it says were true. Science is always weak because it always has premises which are unsafe, while religion need no premises and as a result seems safe. People need to be ensured and feel safe. Science unfortunately does not necessarily provide this feeling. That’s why religion wins.

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