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nephandi -> RE: The Religious Right and the New Atheism (11/4/2010 8:36:02 PM)
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Greetings
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Religion does not answer the questions of "is there a soul" or "is there an after life" with any proof what so ever.
That depends on what sort of proof you are looking for, if you are looking for proof in the line of yes this is the composition of the soul and it weigh so and so much, then no, religion is unlikely to provide that sort of proof, however it can provide personal proof, as well as with questions such as this, often it is not the proof and the final answer which is the point, it is searching for that answer which leads to personal development.
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And, of course science changes when it is PROVED wrong.
Eventually yes, though if you look at the history of science it takes it's good time accepting any paradigm change. Like the doctors who first, in the West as cleanliness was more common in other parts of the world, made the connection that washing one's hands improved patients chances of survival. They had allot of proof and data to prove their claim, but they where still ridiculed for a long time before mainstream science accepted the evidence and changed it's paradigm and history is full of that.
That being said science and the mainstream scientific paradigm is two different things. Science is just a method of gathering information, it have no ideology, it do not really have anything to change, it is just a process and a method for learning, and a very useful method at that, what you seam to speak about when you say science is the facts that the method of science have found out, and the scientific community that gather those facts, the scientific paradigm if you will, and yes that changes, but often kicking and screaming.
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It seems to me that most religions are basically self help groups. And, I stated that they were/are necessary. Studies have shown that religous people, in general, are more content than non religous people. Youe see, that's science PROVING that religion is useful. What it doesn't prove, however, is that religion is right about the supernatural.
Often religion do provide self help and ways for people to develop themselves, and if that is the only value you see in religion then that is fine with me. I however think that there is more to this world than just matter and what we can measure and quantify. I think it is good that science is used to look at religion, the more information one gather the better. I however do not think science's inability as of yet to prove the existence of the supernatural mean that it do not exist.
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If you are happy in your life with answers based on belief that is fine, and I wish you well.
I wish you well to.
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But, religions have not been proven wrong because they make claims that cannot be tested.
That a claim can not be tested with current scientific methods do not mean it is wrong, it simply mean it can not be tested by that method for gathering information.
Have a great day.
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