It’s funny, around the same time that this was originally posted, I was off in another forum arguing the “Science is basically Religion” from the other side. That is, in practice, a lot of people who claim to “believe in Science” do so in a fundamentally religious sort of way, refusing to allow questions that might challenge accepted truths and failing to think critically about the received wisdom from text books, teachers, and even random popular science articles. I wish I’d come across these posts back then, particularly the “Cached Thoughts” one, which makes my argument in a clearer / less-charged way.
It’s funny, around the same time that this was originally posted, I was off in another forum arguing the “Science is basically Religion” from the other side. That is, in practice, a lot of people who claim to “believe in Science” do so in a fundamentally religious sort of way, refusing to allow questions that might challenge accepted truths and failing to think critically about the received wisdom from text books, teachers, and even random popular science articles. I wish I’d come across these posts back then, particularly the “Cached Thoughts” one, which makes my argument in a clearer / less-charged way.