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Science should respect superstition?
May 30, 2007 by Paul Phipps (not verified), 2 years 25 weeks ago
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"Due to the current state of affairs, it would be difficult for one to discard the New Testament. Particularly, the Book of Revelations."
I was thrilled to discard the New Testament (particularly Revelations) when I lost faith in Christianity due to researching biology. EVERY generation of Christian thinks they're in the end times (and will continue thinking this as long as there are Christians).
"But, this observation does preclude me to believe that any reasonable person should take a pause and respect others' spiritual relationship."
Me unreasonable? Perhaps. But as long as the subjects are participating willingly, I don't see the problem... unless of course, you want science to stay away from your superstitions. If science stayed away from people's superstitions, we'd still be watching the sun revolve around the earth every day.