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Re:George Hotz is leaving Comma.ai by lotsofpulp on Monday October 31, 2022 @12:51PM (#33408593)
> I think part of that (specifically Catholic) stems from the fact that it's one of the few religions that is compatible with a scientific understanding of the world,

I went to Catholic school growing up, and I did not see anything in religion classes that involved updating models of the world that conflicted with data. In fact, it was the exact opposite.

Re:George Hotz is leaving Comma.ai by breck on Monday October 31, 2022 @12:57PM (#33408724)
I mostly agree but also went to a Jesuit high school and there were some super enlightened Jesuits. So a bit of a mixed bag.
Re:George Hotz is leaving Comma.ai by criddell on Monday October 31, 2022 @12:58PM (#33408742)
What are some examples where the data is in conflict with modern Catholic teachings?
Re:George Hotz is leaving Comma.ai by lotsofpulp on Monday October 31, 2022 @01:31PM (#33409401)
I have not kept up with modern Catholic teachings, but I recall the idea of infallible sources or truths and that conflicts with the scientific process.

A religion compatible with the scientific understanding of the world would be one that is open to amending its assumptions at anytime. At least that is my understanding of science.

Re:George Hotz is leaving Comma.ai by hitekker on Monday October 31, 2022 @10:56PM (#33416387)
In my experience, "Data" is just a devout reverence for statistics. It claims to be a science but, like other modern belief systems strays into trying to be the "source of truth & the end of truth".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dataism

A weird pseudo-religion.