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Old 2009-01-13, 14:21   Link #1501
Vexx
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
Quote:
Originally Posted by Merriam-Webster
faith: firm belief in something for which there is no proof

science:
knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method
Notice the difference... equating the two is obfuscation. Yes, they could both be considered "models of reality" -- but the latter evolves based on new evidence. The other is divinely revealed and therefore not subject to revision (though it can die out if it ceases to be relevant to the current situation or it can harm its adherents by preventing evolution to a more successful set of behaviors).
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