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In reply to the discussion: Is the belief that the laws of physics were/can be suspended by a supernatural force... [View all]rrneck
(17,671 posts)39. I'm on a phone right now but
do you believe in the scientific method? Do you think the scientific method will result in a beneficial outcome? Every time?
If religion isn't fiction, what is it? The "baseline requirement" of the bulk of religion seems to be that believers show up on Sunday, tithe, and enjoy the show. Since the baseline moral behavior of the overtly religious seems to be at or below that of non believers they appear to be leaving the fiction on the floor with the empty popcorn box.
If demonstrations of science are not science, what are they?
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Is the belief that the laws of physics were/can be suspended by a supernatural force... [View all]
cleanhippie
Jun 2013
OP
Not if you make it part of your belief system that the natural laws of the universe...
trotsky
Jun 2013
#4
The notion that the laws of physics could be suspended by a supernatural force
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
#13
Except the sociologist brings her own cultural constructs to whatever the project is.
Deep13
Jun 2013
#42