not what he was getting at I don't think.
Like most of what I say, I was being half facetious and half serious. The idea that science is somehow true because it's useful is just silly, yet newbie has said this plenty of times!
Your whole 'science is the new religion' gig is really baffling to me. I don't know how someone gets to that conclusion. Especially not someone as smart as you.
There's a fine line between science and scientism. "Science," properly understood, is a synonym for free thinking, and doesn't confine itself necessarily to universal laws/axioms/methods that most science-types do. In fact, I'd argue that the true scientist is actually the philosopher, since he can employ methods without holding an unjustified faith in the absolute power of said methods.
But yes, your original point about me is true. We live in a highly religious age, and modern science is the new religion.
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