09-18-2012, 03:21 AM
(09-17-2012, 11:50 PM)Taem Wrote: If religion were based on any scientific facts whatsoever, then I might agree, however I can't see for the life of me how anyone with any intelligence ...Because it's not. But, as disciplines they don't need to conflict. See NOMA - by Stephan J. Gould.
I would say that because you do not understand, doesn't mean others cannot find meaning beyond what you do.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
- Hamlet (1.5.166-7), Hamlet to Horatio
"Science is not the only way of acquiring knowledge about ourselves and the world around us. Humans gain understanding in many other ways, such as through literature, the arts, philosophical reflection, and religious experience. Scientific knowledge may enrich aesthetic and moral perceptions, but these subjects extend beyond science's realm, which is to obtain a better understanding of the natural world."
Science and Creationism: A View from the National Academy of Sciences, Second Edition (1999)