Dear Fredrick, You very rightly state that "if people wish to believe anything, let them do so, as long as it makes them better persons in the real world, what's wrong?". It should be remembered that, this coin too has two sides. I believe that this debate has seen mocking of belief's on both sides.
You could start a whole new debate about the "long list of myths" promoted by science but always remember that Science is one of the schemes of thought that is most open to criticism and change(through logical argument). This is more than can be said of the various dogmas that are the causes of the strife we see in the world today. Also your statement that "the understanding of Science is still incomplete" seems a bit off the mark. It is the understanding of the universe/world through science that is incomplete not Science itself. The so called conflict between religion and science sometimes begins when over zealous religionists try to use science as an intellectual crutch to validate/promote their beliefs. This naturally results in a strong backlash from scientists. We have seen numerous examples of this on Goanet. Regards Sunith Velho The "current state of neuroscientific understanding" is, may I suggest, wholly irrelevant to people's beliefs and faiths. So why mock them? People should be free to believe in whatever they choose, even if it is not validated by that modern God With Feet Of Clay, Science. Firstly, the understanding of Science is still incomplete, 'work in progress' and subject to corrections. More importantly, these are special fields of endeavour so it's unfair to judge one by the other. Lastly, if people wish to believe anything, let them do so, as long as it makes them better persons in the real world, what's wrong? Maybe we should start searching out the long list of myths promoted by the world of Science... but that's way off-topic. FN _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
