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


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