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Originally Posted by Thor
A great deal of people do think Science as heathen, certainly not all Religious people but a very significant number worldwide have a great deal of mistrust against science as they feel threatened by it in their religious viewpoints. There are certainly a lot of religious people who don't see the two as counterpoints but that they co-exist in harmony. However this debate is not between those who believe in the co-existence but rather those who believe one has to trump the other.
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One of my main points. You have to be careful to distinguish between intelligent open individuals who do not view science as heretical or Religion as some big imposing force of oppression and closed minded idiots (like Richard Dawkins, and the defenders of DI). People are always quick to bash religion and relegate themselves to the safety of an atheist umbrella. Frankly thats a cowardly way of arguing. Being atheist does not make you enlightened by any inkling, it is the words you speak and the actions you take which justify your intelligence. Simple qualifications that have gone no further than most adolescents is juvenille and at best a laughable proposition.