Comment Re:twenty + comments (Score 1) 538
Repeat after me.
Science and Religion are not opposites.
It is not a dichotomy.
When someone says they are religious, they are not attacking your belief in science. Just as when someone says they are a scientist, it does not mean they are a 'god-hating if he were to actually exist, but he doesn't' athiest.
When you define yourselves in terms of an opposite point of view, you only strengthen the opposition. You give them meaning, and something to rally against. In a true dichotomy, discussion is impossible. That doesn't need to be the case in science/religion.
Unless you really need something to vent against when you get home. In that case, carry on.
-Mezz
Science and Religion are not opposites.
It is not a dichotomy.
When someone says they are religious, they are not attacking your belief in science. Just as when someone says they are a scientist, it does not mean they are a 'god-hating if he were to actually exist, but he doesn't' athiest.
When you define yourselves in terms of an opposite point of view, you only strengthen the opposition. You give them meaning, and something to rally against. In a true dichotomy, discussion is impossible. That doesn't need to be the case in science/religion.
Unless you really need something to vent against when you get home. In that case, carry on.
-Mezz
