Re:The cult of science
by mr_toad on Sunday December 02, 2018 @08:14PM
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This whole debate (and the TV shows) seem peculiarly American.
> Yes, the conflation between atheism and science is very frustrating, and harmful to science's image.
In particular, this attitude seems to be prevalantly American. Being an atheist carries less of a stigma outside the US, and the correlation between scientific understanding and a tendency to irreligious beliefs is taken for granted.
> Yes, the conflation between atheism and science is very frustrating, and harmful to science's image.
In particular, this attitude seems to be prevalantly American. Being an atheist carries less of a stigma outside the US, and the correlation between scientific understanding and a tendency to irreligious beliefs is taken for granted.