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Edwird -> RE: Let's try leaving religion out of it.... (6/7/2016 5:17:31 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Kirata
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ORIGINAL: MrRodgers
science tells us there is no scientific proof or even evidence to suggest further scientific investigation would produce proof of the existence of a god.
I'm sorry things have devolved into debating the question of God. To me, at least, that question falls into the category of religion. Science studies the material world, and the view that I would prefer to see questioned is that the physical world constitutes the whole of reality.
K.
With you on that one. Unfortunately, too many people inveighing on the topic consider a possible spiritual phenomenon (of whatever nature) for partial explanation of either/both the universe or "reality" necessarily to mean existence of "God," i.e. religion. That is, more simply, they are conflating spirituality with "God." The latter is an an entirely human-made convolution, to explain various observations to suit, very early in our exploration of what our minds were capable of understanding at the time. And of course, immediately co-opted by whatever powers that be at the time for quite nonspiritual motives..
But in this discussion (in light of past experience with the aforementioned) we have to recognize the readily available opportunism of those with other motives to use any object of such pursuit in this matter to stick a foot in the door for ... religion in schools -as required reading and study-, e.g., to make things more ... "balanced," as they claim.
Not saying any consideration or contemplation of the spiritual should be shut off, by any means. But watching where we are stepping would seem to be wise here.
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