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Should science replace religion?
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We are still in Gawdzillaville, population: 1.
Gawdzilla Sama
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And Musika Tone Deaf Land.
If you live as the sole occupant of a town, how would you know?
Gawdzilla Sama
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Pats the dumbass on the head and let's it out to go potty.
I haven't ''concluded'' anything.
I agree that science can't explain everything, nor do I expect it to. But, even if it could, like the OP states - would we still yearn for more? Are we existential by nature?
As a sole occupant, there's no need to refer to yourself in the third person.
The conclusion was weighing in science as a substitute for religion .... all on the strength of a mighty big "if".
I'm not sure precisely what you are getting at with "existential", but you could say that that our limited capacity is what empowers and underlies our very selfhood, not to speak of the epistemology of both empiricism (ie, science) and religion. If you want to take that away by introducing a state where we are not limited ("we understand everything") you are introducing a state that is simultaneously not only radically alien to our current state of being but also renders both categories of religion and science obsolete.
IOW at the point of introducing that "if..." you introduce something that breaks the conditions we use to know who and what we are. The only sort of answers you will get are answers that reflect the conditions your premise takes the liberty of breaking at the onset.
Kind of like asking a cobbler what they would do if they ruled the world, and all they can come up with are ways to lend greater finesse to their shoe making business.
I didn't conclude that, it's a question for debate, hence the thread.
We've been through much of this in the past 30 pages, so...
Cliff notes:
Religion means different things to different people
Religion can be a ''catch all'' term, for spirituality, faith beliefs, organized religion, etc.
Religion is a problem
Religion is needed to have a fulfilling life
Religion isn't needed to have a fulfilling life
Science is a process, and not meant to serve as a religion
Science should have its own religion, or at least one that complements it
Science doesn't need a religion
I'm spiritual, and not religious
I view ''religion'' as the dominant/organized kind
Disagreements and agreements ensued
Seems to confirm what I was saying about cobblers.
Everything you say seems to be cobblers.
If you go back a few pages, iceaura brings up his suggestion on that point. Imo, a religion that could complement science is Buddhism, since Buddhism is interested in explaining the physical world, and our place in it.
Eh, somewhat.
Buddhism is not a religion .
Yes it is , about explaining the world , but there is only so far it can go . And only so far science can go .
Together though gives us a more complete understanding of the Universe . Because it includes Life in the discussion about understanding the Universe .
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Yea, Buddhism is more of a philosophy imo, but the closest possibility to complementing science, from any spiritual/metaphysical view. I don’t really have any deep desire to merge science and spirituality, together; they can coexist as is perfectly, yet separately.
Perhaps you don't but I do .
Physical Science and Life ( which has an energy form all its own ) .
Life when intelligent enough , will , can and does manipulate energy and matter in this Universe .
That's what the most advanced Beings in this Universe do .
It doesn't take any intelligence at all to manipulate energy and matter.
Oops, wrong threadIt all leads back to Tegmark.
Science howls when religion treads on its toes and gives the religious explanation on any Science subject, frequently very badly
I contend many / most don't take such pronouncements seriously, but there will be some who "it contradicts the bible therefore it is wrong"
I can hear those religious people howling if Scientists pronounced "we have found a place where we think god hangs out and we are doing more checking"
Do you think the religious people would welcome further research or tell Scientists to lay off?