RKMBs Forums .::Important::. Deep Topics Is religion good for society?

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Jim Jackson said:

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True, scientists do operate on faith sometimes. But the very core of their belief in science is that the facts and evidence create conclusions.

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True.

And science does not assume what the causal factor is. Scientists test their assertions and leave those assertions open to falsifiability based on empirical evidence.

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The reason 'Intelligent Design' is not science is that it has a conclusion and seeks evidence to support that conclusion. True science works the other way around; evidence leads to conclusion not conclusion needs evidence.

I think we may have an example of cognitive dissonance in action here. Believers are presented with evidence that conflicts with their initial conclusions about the nature of the world, causing psychic disequalibrium. With Intelligent Design theory they can pick and choose evidence that supports there initial beliefs and return to a state of psychic equalibrium. They are once again happy campers!