• Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.cc
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    6 months ago

    Education fails to instil scientific temper in them

    Islam used to be the forefront of scientific and mathematical discovery. Believing in god have nothing to do with science or math, it’s superstition, something that cannot be proven or unproven, it’s that irrational thought that make us human.

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      6 months ago

      Islam used to be the forefront of scientific and mathematical discovery.

      People of all religions have contributed to scientific growth.

      The average religious person and the person discovering scientific/mathematical stuff are generally different tho.
      Universal basic education has gained focus in many parts of the world, only relatively recently.

      I think improved scientific temper would obviously clash with many mainstresm religions.

      Presence of some supreme creator may not be proven or disproven, but I think the anti-evolution stuff and similar things in most mainstream religions would face more questions when scientific temper improves.

      And I’m not saying that non-religious people are safe from similar stuff too. Just that it is easily spread and maintained when you have a community on it.

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        Presence of some supreme creator may not be proven or disproven, but I think most of the anti-evolution stuff and similar things in most mainstream religions would face more questions when scientific temper improves.

        And religions can evolve with this (or die from declining membership), as long as the leaders don’t stick to the “These actually scientifically proven facts are lies sent by the Devil” line.

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      Islam used to be the forefront of scientific and mathematical discovery.

      No, Islamic COUNTRIES did. They didn’t achieve excellence in science because Islam benefitted science.

      They achieved excellence in science compared to Christian countries in large part because their religious authority figures didn’t stand in the way anywhere near as much. Not because religion helped.

      Believing in god have nothing to do with science

      Not true. They are polar opposites. That’s why scientists are disproportionately atheist and agnostic: the evidence based mode of thinking employed in science doesn’t mix with the superstitious and unquestioningly convinced thinking of religion without some SERIOUS cognitive dissonance.

      it’s that irrational thought that make us human

      No. That’s not being human, that’s being brainwashed and/or obedient to authority.

      You’re right that it’s irrational and that irrationality is an inherent part of being human, but the SPECIFIC irrationality of religion is learned and enforced, NOT inherent.

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        No, Islamic COUNTRIES did. They didn’t achieve excellence in science because Islam benefitted science.

        No one claiming it is.

        They achieved excellence in science compared to Christian countries in large part because their religious authority figures didn’t stand in the way anywhere near as much, not because religion helped.

        Not sure how much difference is by changing “Islam” to “Islamic countries”, because the fact still remain that Muslim make scientific discovery and excel in mathematics despite being religious. Again, no one claiming Islam benefitted science.

        Not true. They are polar opposites.

        You just contradicted your last point. Also science are not religion, how can an apple be polar opposite to orange? One can believe in santa clause and ghost while excel in science. It’s not mutually exclusive.

        That’s why scientists are disproportionately atheist and agnostic: the evidence based mode of thinking employed in science doesn’t mix with the superstitious and unquestioningly convinced thinking of religion without some SERIOUS cognitive dissonance.

        Science are a broad subject, unless they purposely went and look for god, which they wouldn’t find, there’s like a huge load of subject that doesn’t have anything to do with god. Also your impression of religion is like, wrong lol. There’s more to religion than just praising god.

        No. That’s not being human, that’s being brainwashed and/or obedient to authority.

        See? Human ARE irrational.

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      Thank you, I think people often overlook how faith and scientific thought can be complimentary. In any case, for questions of religious/spiritual matters, people are basically just running with a hypothesis that works for them. As long as they’re capable of being self-critical and aren’t pushing their beliefs on people who aren’t interested, then it seems fine to me.