Atheisms? Isnt science really the religion that is belived?

Answer 1

This may sound crazy, but if you are religious you must believe in a religion, but if you are atheistic you do not have to believe in science. An atheist does not have to believe in anything.

Answer 2

Huh?? I THINK I agree w/ you, but I'm not sure what you're saying. But the thing that seperates religion and science is the basis upon which ea. is believed. Namely, religion says to believe the doctrine on faith, regardless of what any experience or observation might lead you to believe. Science is just the opposite - it invites ppl to come up w/ possible explanations for observed phenomena, i.e. hypothesis, then demands tests, i.e. experiments, to test these explanations. Then, once a test/experiment has been conducted and the outcome observed, the entire process is published in peer-reviewed journals, inviting others to repeat said test. If numerous tests are repeated by other scientists following the same proceedures, with the same outcome, the hypothesis is said to have been proven - for the moment.

Unlike religion, science is always open to new conclusions, even those that dispute previously believed theories, as long as the new belief passes the procedure described above.

Unfortunatley, too many humans would rather turn their beliefs over to others to determine rather than using their own reasoning powers that evolution bestowed upon them. See Iraq, Iran, Christian fundamentalism here, the Spanish Inquisition, Manifest Destiny.....

Answer 3

I don't really think that science is a religion in the sense that the deepest philosophical questions will always be issues of faith to some degree. Believing in evolution, the Big Bang, and so on doesn't really prevent someone from also believing in the existence of God.

Answer 4

Generally speaking, I'd say "Yes". Science is slowly-but-surely replacing religion. But one needs to have a clear definition of "religion" to really answer the question. You could argue that science (which is based on facts) has nothing to do with religion (which is faith-based).

Answer 5

I guess you could say that, but I wouldn't call science a religion to be believed. science is about fact and facts exist whether you believe in them or not.
and you'd have to assume a lot about why people are athiestic to say that.

Answer 6

faith is perception in a bigger power and/or the Supernatural. technological know-how deals with the actual international, the organic international. So, no, technological know-how isn't a faith. Atheism isn't a faith.