Re:All Scientists Should Be Militant Atheists
by bsaul on Friday September 11, 2015 @08:52AM
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The first snippet is quite absurd. Historically, laws are based on religious believes, or at least sacred texts.
The inherent difficulty of our modern society is to find new basis for grounding our laws on. But science is irrelevant in that matter. Which is why we see a resurgence of religious believes nowadays.
"Belief or nonbelief in God is irrelevant to our understanding of the workings of nature—just as it’s irrelevant to the question of whether or not citizens are obligated to follow the law."
"Five hundred years of science have liberated humanity from the shackles of enforced ignorance. We should celebrate this openly and enthusiastically, regardless of whom it may offend."