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"Medicine, electronic communications, space travel, genetic manipulation ... these are the miracles about which we now tell our children. These are the miracles we herald as proof that science will bring us the answers. The ancient stories of immaculate conceptions, burning bushes, and parting seas are no longer relevant. God has become obsolete. Science has won the battle. We concede. But science's victory has cost every one of us. And it has cost us deeply."
"Science may have alleviated the miseries of disease and drudgery and provided an array of gadgetry for our entertainment and convenience, but it has left us in a world without wonder. Our sunsets have been reduced to wavelengths and frequencies. The complexities of the universe have been shredded into mathematical equations. Even our self-worth as human beings has been destroyed. Science proclaims that Planet Earth and its inhabitants are a meaningless speck in the grand scheme. A cosmic accident. Even the technology that promises to unite us, divides us. Each of us is now electronically connected to the globe, and yet we feel utterly alone. We are bombarded with violence, division, fracture, and betrayal. Skepticism has become a virtue. Cynicism and demand for proof has become enlightened thought. Is it any wonder that humans now feel more depressed and defeated than they have at any point in human history? Does science hold anything sacred? Science looks for answers by probing our unborn fetuses. Science even presumes to rearrange our own DNA. It shatters God's world into smaller and smaller pieces in quest of meaning ... and all it finds is more questions."
Don't forget the soul. Never forget the soul. Because no matter what technology creates, whether it's an online avatar or artificial intelligence, it can NEVER create a soul. And if, in the end, our souls are destroyed... How on earth will you replace them? What will save you then? Where will your new god be?
Originally posted by Starchild23
reply to post by SaturnFX
Where do all morals come from?
Man is the only one who has morals, and every instance of morals is related to pleasing one god or another. Additionally, every time we have a question of morals, where do people look?
The Bible.edit on CSaturdaypm050513f13America/Chicago19 by Starchild23 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Starchild23
reply to post by SaturnFX
Are we responsible enough to handle the things we discover?
We created the atomic bomb and promptly destroyed two innocent cities.
Science is too dangerous without morals...and it just so happens that we have less faith in religion every day.
Originally posted by Starchild23
reply to post by Sachyriel
When people think of science, they think of microscopes and laboratories. In other words, they think of equipment and technology. Furthermore, this suggests they think in material terms, which proves exactly what I'm saying.
You say Science and God are not interchangeable? Interesting. We know very, very little about science...what you describe is a scientific mindset, and does not cover science itself.
I won't even go into what a god is, because no one knows. All we know...is what we've been taught. And what we've been taught is what other people THINK stuff is. What is science? The study of the world. And how do we study the world? By ripping it apart and playing god.
Stop arguing semantics and address the actual message.
What is science if not the scientific method? Is science the set of different disciplines used to study it, because the disciplines of science do not adhere to a set of differing sects in the religious sense.
Science is not a god, it requires no faith.