• @Cryophilia
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    22 years ago

    But making science into a religion makes you less likely to doubt what “science” says.

    I think there’s a good argument to be made that there will inevitably be a subsection of the population that NEEDS to be told what to believe. They cannot function in a chaotic world.

    And I think it’s not a small minority either.

    By treating science like religion we limit the harm that these people can do. If they dogmatically follow something, let them dogmatically follow “the science”.

    • @[email protected]
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      32 years ago

      Unfortunately these people can’t distinguish actual science from bad science or completely made up things that claim to be based on science.

      • @Cryophilia
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        12 years ago

        I mean, bad science is usually still better than good religion