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Re:NASA returns Hubble to full science operations by fpoling on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @12:10PM (#29487374)
The science is about making inferences and checking how good such predictions match reality. Religion, on the other hand, can at best explain, not predict in any verifiable way. That is, it is about deducting consequences from one’s beliefs.
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Re:NASA returns Hubble to full science operations by bitcharmer on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @01:25PM (#29488406)
> Religion, on the other hand, can at best explain...

No, religion cannot explain anyrhing reliably as it's based on dogmas and not facts.

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Re:NASA returns Hubble to full science operations by DiggyJohnson on Thursday December 09, 2021 @01:26PM (#29501031)
This is remarkably close minded and I hope someone with more time than me takes the time to respond.

In the meantime, I recommend the book The Evolution of Religion by Robert Wright, a very sane author that's written a lot of great books, in my opinion.

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Re:NASA returns Hubble to full science operations by bitcharmer on Sunday December 12, 2021 @04:59PM (#29534078)
> This is remarkably close minded

No, building a reality based on a dogma is the most close-minded thing you can ever do.

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Re:NASA returns Hubble to full science operations by Hekioi on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @12:25PM (#29487619)
Religion explains in context of an arbitrary belief system which is independent to reality.

It can only explain things inside it's belief system.

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Re:NASA returns Hubble to full science operations by throwawaylinux on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @08:02PM (#29492616)
I'm talking about people who make a religion out of science. They can be identified with their chants of "Trust The Science", "You mustn't question The Science", etc.

If you haven't encountered this kind of fanatic, consider yourself lucky. These days I'd feel safer drawing a picture of Mohammed than blaspheming The Science by asking heretical questions or making unholy observations. You never know when the secular-inquisition will come for you, but you always expect it.

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