Silverskater145

Then why is science so deterrent towards religion?

I'm still not sure why scientists continue to be recognized as the be-all-end-all knowledge of the world. I've always been inclined to listen to a philosopher rather than a scientist about things concerning certain aspects of life.

Scientists will claim they're right because they use "logic" and the scientific method and what not, and yet year after year, they always end up switching sides on a certain issue, or realizing their theories are wrong.

Earth, Mars, Moon Have Different Origin, Study Says

We're trying to figure out if there's life on other planets, and yet we can't even figure out what the earth, mars, and moon are composed of. What a joke. They don't know anymore than anyone does.

Science can be a good thing, but to believe in it wholeheartedly is no different than to believe in the very religions it bashes. It requires some form of faith.

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Joe Mage

I believe that u're forgettin' my "key" word, growin'. In other words, they r beginin' ta change their minds 'bout labelin' things as "certain."
I listen ta philosophers alot as well, but I consider them as only part of the equations of life. I've always believed that one must look at all sides of an issue ta determine one's own truth.

Logic is only one aspect ta life and many scientists r beginin' ta understand that. It doesn' mean that they r completely correct, but that also doesn' mean that one should completely discount their claims.



No one is, necessarily, believin' in science wholeheartedly; at least I'm not. Science is made by man and man is fallible, so would that not; in turn; make science fallible. Yet this doesn' mean that science is useless or shouldn' b believed. Sometimes scientists say somethin' that makes sense and the fact that the "chances" of our bein' alone in this universe r slim and none makes sense. Look at how vast space is and u tell me the chances of there bein' no other life forms out there.

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Arrianna

Ohhhhhh... the same argument some people use to try and discredit religion, nice. Unfortunatly you may not claim science to be infallible but there are plenty who do and DO take the attitude that an absence of proof is proof of absence.

Me? lol I just want to watch people go "eh" when I say "of course there is life on other planets. Where do you think the city of Enoch went?"
*waits to see if anyone gets it*
Ok, seriously, yes I think there is life on other planets but why would we think we are capable of finding them at our current tech level and why would they ever bother coming here? There is simply nothing to attract them to us and nothing that would be worth their time or expense to harvest from our system they couldn't find closer to home.

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Scourge

There are many reasons why we haven’t made "FISRT CONTACT" with another race. Be it the fact that we are not worth their time, or they simply can’t hear us... The list goes on and on and on. Now I for one don’t believe that science is infallible, in fact I know it makes many mistakes and thus has to constantly have to change its view. Just because I hear some scientist say this that and blah blah blah doesn’t mean I believe it whole heartedly because I know that there are possibly many more explanations and reason than just what ever some dude in a lab jacket has said. Now as for life out in the universe. I believe there is, because the odds are so great do to the fact that the universe is far too massive and huge to only have us in it. I am saying that from just a visual stand point with out science or anything else and that is my point I am trying to make here. Look at a snap shot of the universe which you can find any where by simply googling it. Look at the picture and tell us that there isn’t at least one form of life that could be living on one of those little specs of dust. And the significant of life other then our own is far reaching then for us to say so what. Think about it. We can learn their history, their civilization, their customs, their technology, their form of religion and beliefs. We could very well have a new trading partner if and when we have the ability for actual space travel. Wouldnt you want to know about them, or simply have your head in the ground and play out your life as it has no effect on you. Which in the end it will.

Joe Mage

This is true of many scientists and ppl, but not all. Anythin' that has been made by man or has man's influence is gonna b fallible. Science has made many bold claims through out it's history, only ta prove themselves incorrect 'bout those claims later on. Ta me, this only "proves" that science is imperfect and one can never make the claim that it is. Science does, however, have it's uses and one can never discount it anymore than one could discount society, religion, government, etc.
LOL! I get it Arrianna, touche. Good one.


This is, assumin', that they even have intelligence or technology that is even capable of exceedin' our own. We jus' simply don' know, but jus' 'cause we can' see, hear, touch, smell, and taste somethin' doesn' mean that it's not there. One can' see (at least wit the naked eye), hear, touch, smell, and taste air; but we know that it exists. So jus' 'cause one doesn' have proof of something's existence, doesn' mean that it doesn' exist. Ta those that believe that u must have proof in order for somethin' ta exist, I say, where's ur proof that it doesn'? Proof is a two-way street.

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Orochimaru

No i dont have any proof cause it happened when i was at skool. I don't expect ppl to believe me, all i have if my word of what i saw that day.

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Cheza

I think they have't contacted us simply because we're not a very advanced race . . . We're barely trying to get to mars while they've mastered spaceflight (UFOs) . . . I mean if I was them I would be like Look at those idiots. . .

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gamemaster331

Indeed Titan. A lot of scientists think that there just might be life on that moon even if it's only bacteria. And to those who think that their can't be life, think of this: we have found life in the most inhospitable of places here on Earth. To think that life couldn't exist in such a vast universe is paramount to arrogant.

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