Re: virus: Thinking clearly about faith

Tim Rhodes (proftim@speakeasy.org)
Thu, 18 Feb 1999 00:39:18 -0800

Bill wrote:

>The reason it is ignored is because it is not a feature of the scientific
>worldview. This worldview does not have a desire to explain what is beyond
>its scope. For the same reason the religion cant deal with the question
"Why
>is the sky Blue", Science cant answer many questions regarding complex,
>abstract or metaphorical issues.

But that doesn't seem to stop them from trying, does it Bill? Or at least to stop them from claiming that those who try to answer abstract metaphorical questions must be "just spouting more bullshitty mystical talk".

Ironic, huh?

-Prof. Tim