Religion
In reply to the discussion: Is science a religion? [View all]Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)A religous person accepts the word of a religous leader or holy book that the world is a certain way. Most people who think science is correct can neither run an experiment to prove some aspect of science nor understand the mathamatics that form the foundaitons of most science.
My point is that just because we accept on faith that evolution is real, global warming is happening, or that black holes suck, doesn't mean we are following the dictates of a religion.
If a deists asks you to prove that it is a force called gravity and not the will of god that holds you to the planet, how would you do that? You could pull out Einstein's theory of general relativity, but how many people really understand the theory.
We all work with a system of belief. Not all of us work with a system of religon.