What do you think of this R&S quote?

Question

Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will find a security blanket, a thumb to suck, a skirt to hold. What have we to offer in exchange? Uncertainty! Insecurity!
— Isaac Asimov

Could he have been talking about religion as well? Please explain.

Answer 1

While many people have used this quote on commercially to exploit their point of view on t-shirts and mugs, Isaac Asimov was clearly referrring to "false" sciences such as the paranormal, and this is supported by his peers in their works.

As reviewers of the book, "Cult Archaeology and Creationism: Understanding Pseudoscientific Belied about the Past, An Expanded Edition," note: "The theme of this book is concisely summed up in Chapter 1, "The Nature and Danger of Cult Archaeology," by Stiebing, who quotes the late Isaac Asimov (p. 4): "Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will find a security blanket, a thumb to suck, a skirt to hold. What have we to offer in exchange? Uncertainty! Insecurity!" Four of the chapters in the book (Chapters 3-6) deal with studies designed to determine the pervasiveness of creationist and pseudoscientific beliefs among college students. The alarmingly high percentages of students who believe in paranormal phenomena, particularly ESP and UFOs, clearly reflect Asimov's statement: These are young people, many of whom are living away from their parents for the first time, facing an intimidating world and an uncertain future. Beliefs in phenomena that defy rational explanation and potentially can furnish one with power to control future events indeed provide the security blanket that wards off uncertainty."

Answer 2

I don't think so. "Pseudo" is a rather derogatory addition to the word science and usually put there by those who wish to distinguish that what the "pseudoscience" is postulating is not science. Religion usually makes no claim to being a science but rather a belief that must be accepted on faith. So, no, I don't think this quote could encompass religion.

Answer 3

Purgatory isn't recounted within the bible for the reason that the Catholic Popes made it up within the core a while.It is a situation Catholics think they are going to cross in the event that they die with unpaid consequences by way of soreness.This proposal contradicts the bible for the reason that Jesus has already died for all sins,it says that he that believes in him and the person who despatched him has permanent existence and may not be judged.The bible additionally says God does no longer consider sins that experience already been forgiven (Hebrews 10:17).The bible additionally says that after Christians die they are going to be reward with God (two Corinth five:eight-nine) there's no situation inbetween.There is not any point out of purifying flames of Purgatory,that is a different Catholic invention concocted by way of the Popes to furnish a marketplace for the promoting of indulgences throughout the core a while.