New NASA Director Swears Oath on Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’ Instead of Bible

Re:New NASA Director Swears Oath on Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue ... by Grustaf on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @06:10AM (#35537359)

Science is not a source of mores, it’s about observing facts.

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Re:New NASA Director Swears Oath on Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue ... by dspillett on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @07:10AM (#35537797)

To the true believer a religious text is considered as factual as any scientific work, so that isn't really as much of a differentiating factor when you think about it from their PoV.

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Re:New NASA Director Swears Oath on Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue ... by Grustaf on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @07:26AM (#35537930)

I’m not saying that religious texts are non-factual, I’m saying scientific texts have no moral implications, they ONLY lay out material facts.

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