Will Science Drive Religion Extinct?
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« Reply #25 on: May 12, 2016, 12:12:56 PM »
« edited: May 12, 2016, 01:51:26 PM by Snowguy716 »

It is the active belief that there is no God, based either on faith or on a lack of empirical evidence.

That's a very narrow definition of "atheism," that neither reflects the literal meaning of the word ("without atheism"), nor a common belief (few atheists actively believe there is certainly no God; agnostic atheism is much more common than "hard" atheism).

Most people would claim that there's not rational reason to believe in God, but that is not the same as "active belief that there is no God" -- we are, after all, talking about a metaphysical subject.
I was responding to Afleitch's assertion that atheism is "simply a non-belief in God", which is not true.  

Now you're literally citing doctrines and defining denominations of this supposed "unreligion".

As for homeopathy...you can claim it has been rejected and that many treatments it prescribes ineffective...but you'd have a hard time arguing "successful homeopathy doesn't exist at all."
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« Reply #26 on: May 12, 2016, 12:34:06 PM »

Interesting study out of Rice University:

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« Reply #27 on: May 14, 2016, 07:00:44 AM »

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« Reply #28 on: May 14, 2016, 07:04:37 AM »

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Going back centuries, one finds that in the days of al-Andalus, many advances were made in science.  Religion certainly wasn't a hindrance to this then; I see no reason to think that would be the case now.
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« Reply #29 on: June 21, 2016, 12:04:19 PM »

Bumping this to add that I was invited to give a talk about Christianity and science. I spoke to a small group after church last Sunday for about an hour with slides. My focus was on the creation of the universe and how biblical faith is not in contradiction to results from quantum mechanics, particle physics, and cosmology.
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« Reply #30 on: June 21, 2016, 05:33:02 PM »

Bumping this to add that I was invited to give a talk about Christianity and science. I spoke to a small group after church last Sunday for about an hour with slides. My focus was on the creation of the universe and how biblical faith is not in contradiction to results from quantum mechanics, particle physics, and cosmology.

Nice!  I usually try to avoid talking about this subject (though I find it fascinating) because the crusaders and psychos on both sides are literally impossible to talk to about it in a respectful, curious and open-minded way.
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