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Old 05-30-2013, 12:50 PM   #270
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by Sliver View Post
Why does the subject matter make it necessarily different?
Because calculating a reaction curve in thermodynamics and saying that somebody has the wrong answer is different from studying Buddhist Monasticism and saying that somebody is wrong for wanting to live an ascetic lifestyle based on those beliefs.

The very nature of religions and religious practices makes them inherently alienated from scientific/rational proofs.
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