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[Taunton Blue Genie]

Shall we go back through all your posts to find how many times you've commented "in my opinion". It doesn't really matter. I've got no qualms about being called a libertarian. We live in a society that becomes more secular each day. For some the scientists have taken the place of priests in medieval times - what they say must be true, they're scientists. Disagree and you'll be called out..

There is an enormous difference between priests and scientists. Purveyors of religion have ready-made set-in-stone explanations for phenomena (e.g. the creation of the Universe) whilst science (which means knowledge) is acknowledged to be imperfect at any stage in time and that judgements and evaluations are likely to improve when more knowledge and data are accumulated. Imperfect knowledge can lead to a degree of subjectivity and interpretation but as time passes the less sustainable theories tend to fall by the wayside. Religion v science = ancient myths (and stories that include deities of various descriptions and of which there is no evidence) v increasing knowledge (and an acknowledgement that we don't know everything but that we are learning more as the evidence stacks up).
Chalk and cheese.

[lardy]

There is an enormous difference between priests and scientists. Purveyors of religion have ready-made set-in-stone explanations for phenomena (e.g. the creation of the Universe) whilst science (which means knowledge) is acknowledged to be imperfect at any stage in time and that judgements and evaluations are likely to improve when more knowledge and data are accumulated. Imperfect knowledge can lead to a degree of subjectivity and interpretation but as time passes the less sustainable theories tend to fall by the wayside. Religion v science = ancient myths (and stories that include deities of various descriptions and of which there is no evidence) v increasing knowledge (and an acknowledgement that we don't know everything but that we are learning more as the evidence stacks up).
Chalk and cheese.

It is amusing to see when people think that scientists "changing their minds" is a stick to beat them with, when challenge and change is the entire point of science.

It's all about disproving ideas. You don't disagree, as monkfish puts it, you disprove.

[CCFCC3PO]

It is amusing to see when people think that scientists "changing their minds" is a stick to beat them with, when challenge and change is the entire point of science.

It's all about disproving ideas. You don't disagree, as monkfish puts it, you disprove.

It was the same thing with the modelling. "Ha, what do they know, they said 250,000 people would die".

It's amusing to see scientists and priests being labelled as one and the same. Once I saw that comparison being made I realised The Quiet Monkfish was a comedy genius and is on one huge leg pull for charity.