Shouldnt you?
2007-02-05 05:31:42 · 27 answers · asked by Antares 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
science is nowhere near as easy to question as religion, but yes, I do question it, and I get answers from science
2007-02-05 05:39:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but I do it specifically not generally.
What I mean is this: If I see a scientific conclusion that doesn't make sense, I will research it as much as I can and try to read the original work if I can.
I did this with relativity until I was intellectually satisified. And although I have a bachelor's of science in evolution, as a freshman I had a difficult time understanding how the eye could have evolved (when occular anatomy was covered in bio 101).
Currently I am trying to learn what I can about quantum mechanics and cosmogenesis.
At university, I was known amongst the graduate students for submitting write-ups that heavily critiqued and often invalidated group data for lab assgnments.
The essence of science is to question and doubt and I try to do so in abundance.
2007-02-05 05:35:53 · answer #2 · answered by mullah robertson 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do and yes you should.
The difference between science and religion is that science questions itself on purpose while religion avoids or condemns questions. A quote from a Scientific American article on the planetary status of Pluto sums it up:
For 76 years, our schools taught that Pluto was a planet. Some argue that culture and tradition are sufficient grounds to leave it that way. But science cannot remain bound by the misconceptions of the past. To be useful, a scientific definition should be derived from, and draw attention to, the structure of the natural world. We can revise our definitions when necessary to reflect the better understanding that arises from new discoveries. The debate on the definition of a planet will provide educators with a textbook example to show how scientific concepts are not graven in stone but continue to evolve.
2007-02-05 05:35:08 · answer #3 · answered by Dave P 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
That is the entire basis of science. It is not built on rigid unchanging ideas, but rather a constant willingness to change as new information is found. Science is not a dogma, but rather a methodology.
It just makes me sad when people write questions like this. It shows that you have little understanding of how science works, and probably have been taught to think this way because of some aspect of religion.
2007-02-05 05:44:01 · answer #4 · answered by bc_munkee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't have to be questioned as much by a laymen like myself. Science has a method by which things that are not true...or not proven....are weeded out as not being absolute truth. Faith does not have this...so must therefor be questioned more rigorously by everyone. If I were part of the scientific community, I would be far more active in proving/disproving hypothesis and theories.
No matter how many times you question it, the Earth revolves around the sun, the Moon has a graivitational effect on the earth that causes tides, and evolution occurs within life forces. These are absolute facts. Proven, observed, facts. They are truth. They have been rigorously questioned.
I would never question someone's faith as beijng true to them, but I will question the effect their faith has on the community. Believing things like God is loving, merciful, and will sentence you to an eternity in hell for questioning him are dangerous beliefs. I question the logic, and effect, that beliefs like this have.
2007-02-05 05:39:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do you question Religion as easily as you question Science? Shouldnt you?
2007-02-05 05:35:48 · answer #6 · answered by justthinkin 1 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Certainly - why wouldn't I?
Science holds very few - if any - absolutes; every theory can be disproven in time. Scence often relys as much upon faith as religion does. And as such, should fully be questioned.
For example - how many times have we heard that eggs are bad for you, only to have scientists turn around and say NO, wait! They are good for you! Excellent case in point.
2007-02-05 05:39:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I question what man teaches me.. I do not however question God..
Science has been wrong on more then a few acounts.
Bible Prophecy has not been wrong...
That is why I go with the sure thing..."God"
Jeremiah 10:23; "I well know O jehovah that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man whoo is walking even to direct his step
Jeremiah 17:5; " This is what Jehovah has said"Cursed is the able bodied man wo puts his trust in earthling man ...."
2007-02-05 05:45:57 · answer #8 · answered by mrs.mom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because science is about asking and answering. Religion is about controlling the masses.
2007-02-05 05:37:53 · answer #9 · answered by Harry R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science isn't science if you don't constantly question everything. Even the old evidence should occasionally be taken out, dusted off, and retested to make sure better understanding doesn't make it suggest something new.
2007-02-05 05:38:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋