Has science become a new religion?

Answer 1

probably yes.
Another one...

Answer 2

Well, no. Science can't be a religion. Scientology is more a way of life. It doesn't have a church or deity. It began as a methodology designed by L. Ron Hubbard. It's just a choice. A choice to survive rather than succumb. A choice to unleash the powers of your mind & live up to your potential. The fact that so many famous & wealthy people are Scientologists is perhaps a proof of its effectiveness...it shows you how to strive for more & have abundance in your life. Seemed to work for Cruise & Travolta...who knows? I'm open-minded.

People say that science discounts religion but religion also disproves science. Each one has their holes, filled by the other. Even today there can be miracles. There are things that science can't explain. There are things that the Bible leaves out. It is possible to see the truth in both. I am a Christian but I also don't blindly follow my faith. I think it's healthy to ask questions, to see other possibilities...

People today probably trust science more than religion. Blind faith is a thing of the past. We don't have the loyalty to churches that we used to. But I don't think spirituality itself is dead, just taking different forms...

Answer 3

Religion generally entails both belief and ritual. Science entails neither of those. In science, it is generally considered more prudent to have doubts about theories and ideas rather than to openly embrace them. Scientists can then test these theories over and over again. If the same result reliably comes back, there is probably something they can learn from it (though often what they learn ends up having nothing to do with their original theories or ideas).

Someone who favors science over religion trusts its method of doubting and testing before accepting a theory as true. This is very different from accepting and believing a doctrine which can neither be proven true nor false, which is required of those who prefer religion. There is also neither worship nor ritual in science.

Answer 4

Yes, I believe for some people science is a religion.

Answer 5

I'm sure I can write a book and in maybe 2000 years a bunch of crap I said will come true too. I'm a gambler, Lets go with the odds. And for those that say science is nothing more than junk, think of it this way. If the scientist had the money that churches do, I'm sure they would prove most of you still have the brain power of an Ape.

Well put resnais, Thumbs UP

Answer 6

Tell that to Copernicus as he tried to convince the church leaders that the world is not flat and that we revolved around the sun...for his blasphemy, he was imprisoned. So how have things changed since the times of Copernicus and Newton? In 600 years, medical science has doubled our life expectancy. Science is objective reality, scientists don't pray to the laws of gravity. When rockets are blasted into space, scientists don't pray that all the components are working properly.

Science changes as new evidence is found, unlike religion, it is not static and closed-minded.

Answer 7

It all depends on how you define "religion."

Modern science operates on the philosophy of naturalism--the belief that reality is limited to the articulation of the five human senses. In the West science is looked to as the source of ultimate authority on what is or is not true.

The problem is that science is conditional truth. Therefore, scientific belief is also based on faith.

I do classify all human belief as "religion."

Answer 8

No, as a religion is based on belief. Science is based on tested facts. We don't believe in science, we know science exists and works. People believe in God(s) but they can't prove it's existence.

I'm an engineer, so I regularly find out how things work, even on everyday objects. I don't simply believe in electricity, I understand the facts that it is based on. It exists because I have seen and tested the proof of it's existence.

Answer 9

Science and religion can NEVER gel well. Science needs empirical evidence to validate a phenomena. Religion needs faith and belief (to a certain extent blind) to understand phenomena.

Answer 10

well, i guess it could be called that because many people dont have the slightest understanding of how things work, and are happy to not have to know, they just believe what they are told. It isnt a worship of knowldege though, its more of a blind belief that if you push this button the things you want will happen, always and without fail. At least in the US science and research is given a low priority.

Answer 11

It is definitely a religion they actually have churches that practice this..this is my opinion on the whole science over God thing...THOSE "SCIENTIST" THINK THAT THE ARE SO SMART AND WANT TO TAKE CREDIT FOR FIGURING OUT THAT THE BIG BANG THEORY CREATED LIFE BUT ARE SO DUMB TO THINK PAST THE FACT THAT A HIGHER SOURCE HAS TO BE HERE TO EVEN CREATE SUCH A THING , NOW THEY DO FIGURE OUT ALLOT OF THINGS BUT THEY ARE FIGURING OUT WHAT God ALREADY KNEW