exchemist
Valued Senior Member
I agree it is a false dichotomy. But many scientists are religious believers, even today.This is not a problem for me, i know that science is not the final and full comprehension of our world.
So, in such, if he dont agree with someone who say that science can explain the world, he is right.
But if he dont agree with someone who say that science is only a usefull way to act in this world, and deny some rational reasoning justified by facts, he is wrong.
Most of scientists and many non sientists who only repeat what they have heard from scientists, dont know what science is capable of.
They overestimate the capability of science.
This is because, today, most scientist never had interest in philosophy (and are not interrested in epistemology) and did directly science for all pratical purpose (they are some sort of engineers).
This is a new way to practice science (never seen 100 years ago).
This is why paradoxically, science is actually in competition with religion and this is why people find religious peoples praticing science, self contradicting or "originals"..
Science is now some new religion.
You are asked to believe in science, as if all would be a question of belief (not of faith but who know what could come next)... and to choose between science and religion.
However, none of this has anything to do with river. River has no coherent worldview, or not one he can express. River appears not to know how to think, at all, and seems unable to learn. As you will find out, in time, if you engage him.