religion without dogmas could be as potent a force as modern science in understanding the universe. agree?

Question

most of us laymen don't fully understand (or hope to) modern scientific theorems and principles in all their complexity. at some point we just "believe" a smart nobel laureate somewhere to have figured it out right. why not invest the same faith and effort in the teachings of some of our modern day religious/spiritual gurus who claim self-realization? why such a big deal about the scientific approach when its just a question of "faith" anyways?

Answer 1

Good question, except it's not just one smart person who figures something out. Every discovery is subject to scientific examination, by anyone with the time and inclination to test it. Those scientists then have the ability to either confirm or contest the theories and discoveries of other scientists. It's not the Wizard of Oz, sitting alone behind the big curtain telling us all that "this is the truth, I know it, believe me because I'm smarter than you and can explain it all in terms you wouldn't understand". At least, it's not just one guy. It's still comparable to the sway priest had over everyone before Martin Luther encouraged generations to interpret the Bible for themselves. I don't know that it was such a good thing, though.

Answer 2

It's a fallacy to accept anything based on authority. Just because a scientist wins the nobel prize does not mean he's right, or has a innate ability to be right on what he speaks about. In science, authorities do not matter. It's the evidence that matters. For example, if I say "well albert einstien said that gravity is real so i believe him coz he was the greatest scientist in the world" - I would be commiting a logical fallacy and that arguement would be meaningless. However, if the scientific data, and the consensus shows us that gravity works, I can be pretty sure that I am right about that. It's the same for any area, just being a "guru" means absolutely nothing in terms of being correct. Does this guru have evidence, can the evidence be replicated independently, is there a working mechanism behind the guru's ideas that can be tested? You are making a strawman arguement when you say science is just a question of "faith". Which means, you insterted faith into your statement to make your claim about science stronger, when if fact science has nothing to do with faith. Please, if you are going to try to make a point about something, try to use some basic logic because obviously you are ignorant of the scientific method.

Answer 3

almost but I think not quite. Religion without dogma would be more equivalent to science without theories. That is to be, relatively useless. Rather if to take the epistemological approach that most people have to science, as you say, is to take scientific theories on faith, then the equivalent with regard to religion is to take religious doctrine on faith, without having to 'understand' it. It is a question then of the act of intellectus, the act of accepting a statement as 'true', based on trust of the person or community articulating the statement.

Answer 4

Because science uses a "test and repeat" method. If you prove something in science you have to test it hundreds of times and get the same results, if you get variable results then your proof is no longer valid.
Test and repeat doesn't work so well with religion cause most of the supporting data invlolves the afterlife, and so far no one has been able to bring someone back from the dead repeatably and reliably to see it their theories are correct.

Answer 5

The elimination of religion would equal the potent force of science
and then you can DO this:

Have UnConditional Love and Peace by accomplishing this:
Create Your Relationship with Our Creator.

UnConditional Love and Peace is the only answer.

Answer 6

Every thing has dogmas no what they call them (like the Laws of Science)

Answer 7

Beside the question of faith,it is our faithfulness to God and his Son Jesus Christ who gave his life that we might live.

Answer 8

rubbish