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Originally Posted by Lightspeed
Islam just called, they want their algebra and optics back.
I think you mean, political, not religious.
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Science is a system of testing claims in order to separate the true claims from the false claims. Test ideas by observation or experimentation, build upon those that pass, reject those that prove false, follow the evidence no matter where it leads and never stop asking questions.
Religion is a system under which evidence can be unnecessary if belief exists; under which some truths don't require testing because the fact that they were revealed by a supernatural being makes them true.
To accept one system is to be skeptical of the other. That some people can convince themselves that it's possible to operate within both systems at the same time is, I guess, more a testament to the human mind's ability to tolerate cognitive dissonance than anything else.