Science and Religion are Compatible. Science and Dogma are Not.
http://bigthink.com/words-of-wisdom/tesla-4by Big Think Editors
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Tesla was not a particularly religious man, but he had respect for the discipline and sense of meaning at the core of most religions. Below, he explains why science and religion are perfectly compatible... it's dogma that causes the problem:
"There is no conflict between the ideal of religion and the ideal of science, but science is opposed to theological dogmas because science is founded on fact."
It's a shame religion and science tend to be portrayed as always in contention with each other because, deconstructed, they can serve complementary purposes. Sure, religion is more rooted in the pursuit of truth while science is a system of fact-based conjecture, but that doesn't mean they necessarily have to be mutually exclusive.
Pope Francis, for instance, famously echoed the modern Catholic stance that the Church and science can and should coexist. Many scientists have embraced aspects of Buddhism for its emphasis on personal experience, as well as because science and academia has recently taken a major interest in the effects of mindfulness on the brain.
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to express what I was saying.
On Sun Jul 19, 2015, 06:29 PM an alert was sent on the following post:
Science has no need to "disprove" god
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1218&pid=207478
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Another rude post in the same thread from a routinely rude poster.
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and "liberal" and "progressive" religionistas like you and Johanssen have realized how silly you look when you try)"
Can he not make a point without resorting to name-calling, not just the poster but an entire group of believers, '"liberal" and "progressive" religionistas', quotes entirely his.
You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Sun Jul 19, 2015, 06:38 PM, and the Jury voted 0-7 to LEAVE IT.
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Explanation: I don't think it meets the criteria for a personal attack.
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Explanation: Name calling? Someone needs to grow a thicker skin. This is mild compared to the crude epithets I see here all the time that don't get alerted on.
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Explanation: Calling ppl "silly" who don't agree with you is childish. But obviously you haven't walked in their shoes, so I would let your rant slide.
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Explanation: This argument again. Science is a tool for learning. It's men's faith that bring us to war's. Like the current war on terrorists. Please, some logic.
Your alert lost 7-0. SEVEN to FUCKING ZERO. Grow up, whoever you are, and stop using alerts to fling insults. Or go ahead and alert again, if it makes you feel better. I suspect you're on vacation from DU for getting your own five hides and have nothing else to do.
You'll hurt my fee-fees.
