Poll: Religion vs Science: Pick Your Poison

[Nigh Invulnerable]

I'm thirding the opinion that the OP learn to hit the "Enter" button on occasion. Your wall of text is just annoying.

OT: Science+Religion=destruction. I get so tired of people who think that this is a situation of polar opposites. Science and religion are not mutually exclusive.

 

[Proteus214]

Neither.

I think that this is pretty much the answer to all these stupid "all religions r DUM" threads. Nothing will bring destruction faster than the coming of the God of Madness!

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

EDIT: Re-read the purpose of this thread and I do not want to be involved in this. Hence I have removed my post. I would rather, you know, NOT have civilization destroyed.

 

[confernal]

That is why I have the both option because science and religion can be togeather as it is in real life. The only reason I am comparing these two options is there are few things besides these which could affect human action and behavior from the broadest perspective then religion and science... maybe culture? I'm not sure.

 

[Stalk3rchief]

I prefer to go with proven facts and not silly stories and speculation.
Science cured aids.
Religion said god had a 'plan' for aids patients.
I wonder who got the greater good out of that.

My god, this post just seems like a flame war waiting to happen.

EDIT: OH!
This is a "who will end the world" thread.
I guess I should vote religion, not because of everyone's most popular imaginary friend, but the zealots that run around ready to die for said imaginary friend.
People like that, that have no regard for human safety, will be the end of us all, unless they realize that maybe, just maybe, there ISN'T an afterlife. Then they would try and live a little longer, maybe not beat up the planet as much in the process.
[It's fun to dream]

 

[bjj hero]

The most noted scientists in history were religious.

Georges Lemaître for instance. He worked the fields of cosmology and astrophysics, but was also a Catholic priest.

Thats because until recent times joining the church was the closest you could get to a research grant. You were taught to read then given an income and enough free time to read and fuck around. You couldn't do research toiling in the fields illiterate.

I feel that there are far less religeous scientist now a days as it no longer gets you executed/ostracised to be an atheist, "Scienitist" is an actual profession that will earn an income and evolution goes a lot of the way to discribe how we got here.

 

[VanityGirl]

I'm gonna take the high road and say "meh".
I'm religious, but I wouldn't kill a person over it. I also do a lot of scientific things, so obviously I know science has a bases in the world.

 

[confernal]

This is getting too close to a flame war so cease a desist all aggressive typing immediately.

 

[confernal]

no cookie for you.

 

[bluepilot]

Either way we are all looking at horrible horrible deaths. Both science and relgion have a huge historical record against them.

If science and religion have proved anything, surely it is that all humans, no matter what their beliefs or knowledge, are catable of great acts of cruelty.

 

[Echo_419]

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This thread called for this pic.

 

[shadowstriker86]

is it a little too much to ask for both? Relgion's money + Science/Nasa = Space Exploration sponsored by Jesus

 

[PlasticTree]

Science is good, mkay.

 

[Dyp100]

Even if I love science more, I'd must rather be shot then killed slowly with a virus and see my friends and family suffer.

Man destroying man is more a testament then man being beat by disease, even if we brought it upon our selves.

PLUS, it gets to show humanity couldn't handle the hate inside us, and if we survive we'll be able to grow again, humans always find a way!

 

[The Cheezy One]

is it a little too much to ask for both? Relgion's money + Science/Nasa = Space Exploration sponsored by Jesus

lush!
or crusades with super weapons
or both
hmmm... this looks like...
warhammer 40k
i think we are ALL in agreement that this should never happen
i heard something
THE FAN BASE IS HERE
they are trying to stop me telling the truth
but... keep... fighting...
argle argle splurt
dead

 

[Kollega]

Science! Woot!

No,really,where's "Humanism" option? Because only science i'm good with is humanistic - as is religion.

 

[Skeleon]

Religion, because we can fuck those Crusades up with some cruise missiles.
With religion on the slow decline all over the world, I guess the non-fanatical people stand a bigger chance of defeating them.

 

[Frenger]

The most noted scientists in history were religious.

Georges Lemaître for instance. He worked the fields of cosmology and astrophysics, but was also a Catholic priest.

Thats because until recent times joining the church was the closest you could get to a research grant. You were taught to read then given an income and enough free time to read and fuck around. You couldn't do research toiling in the fields illiterate.

I feel that there are far less religeous scientist now a days as it no longer gets you executed/ostracised to be an atheist, "Scienitist" is an actual profession that will earn an income and evolution goes a lot of the way to discribe how we got here.

They had to go to school to learn how to read? I believe you missunderstood what I was going at. But when I think about it, it's pretty much irrelevant anyway.

You're right about how things are now though, even though fundamentalist morons will still "pray for your soul" if you're doing any kind of progress in the field of Science.

 

[bjj hero]

The most noted scientists in history were religious.

Georges Lemaître for instance. He worked the fields of cosmology and astrophysics, but was also a Catholic priest.

Thats because until recent times joining the church was the closest you could get to a research grant. You were taught to read then given an income and enough free time to read and fuck around. You couldn't do research toiling in the fields illiterate.

I feel that there are far less religeous scientist now a days as it no longer gets you executed/ostracised to be an atheist, "Scienitist" is an actual profession that will earn an income and evolution goes a lot of the way to discribe how we got here.

They had to go to school to learn how to read? I believe you missunderstood what I was going at. But when I think about it, it's pretty much irrelevant anyway.

You're right about how things are now though, even though fundamentalist morons will still "pray for your soul" if you're doing any kind of progress in the field of Science.

The church taught a lot of people how to read. It allowed you to read the bible in a system where education was hard to come by.

You're right though, I misinterpreted your intent.

When people grab hold of individual scientists as athiest or christian etc. it is normally to forward a pro/anti theist point.