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[Smitehappy]

Then please describe a religion who's beliefs are based on science and that doesn't believe in gods.

Isn't that counter productive to the point you were trying to make earlier about science being the base of athiesm? I mean answer your question correctly, as in "There is no such religion", would prove you wrong...

[Micro102]

No, if there is one then it's pretty much atheism is religious form. I'm an atheist with the belief in science, but I don't know of any religion that includes both of these. And frankly i don't see how you can define atheism like that as if you are one. Where does it say that atheists don't believe in science? What else could they believe in??? They just haven't thought about how everything got created or the meaning of anything at all? That's not how humans work.

[Neruz]

Scientology would probably count if not for the fact that they are batshit insane.

[Micro102]

That's beyond insanity....And it's more science fiction then science.

[Neruz]

There is some science in there somewhere, and they don't believe in God.

[Huesoo]

Scientology.

[Andir]

Buddhism is generally regarded as a religion.  They don't believe in a creator and consequences (like Hell, etc.) but they accept the supernatural.

[Micro102]

But they also believe in gods, or deities. Of course what is their purpose of the universe?

[Grakelin]

If you are saying that scientology is a religion about science, you don't know what you're talking about.

[Smitehappy]

Forget trying to drill any sense into him Grakelin, a large part of this thread has been dedicated to people doing just that to Micro with no apparent success.

[G-Flex]

But they also believe in gods, or deities.

Funny, I specifically mentioned that they don't.

Well, some do, but it's not a core aspect of the religion.



And Scientology is not about science. It's about things that sound like science. In fact, if anybody ever tells you that they "believe in science", then they're not actually practicing science.

[Grakelin]

You might be a bit off in your explanation. I believe in science, and if I enclose my steak in a jar and observe whether or not maggots infest it, I am practicing it.

[Neruz]

There is no such thing as 'Science', what you mean is that you believe in The Scientific Method, specifically as a means to determine truth from falsehood.

[Grakelin]

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I'm done. Once we start discussing how science doesn't exist, I know you're grasping at straws.

[Neruz]

Tell me then Grakelin, what exactly is "Science"?