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15. OK. It's a rich area of discussion.

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 08:45 AM

Jun 2019

I have a fairly strict definition of what is a "science." Others look at it with more flexibility.

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The Science of Religion [View all] MineralMan Jun 2019 OP

The study of religion does though... uriel1972 Jun 2019 #1

Not using the scientific method, though. MineralMan Jun 2019 #2

Well, there IS anthropology, sociology of religion. Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #3

I was thinking more along these lines uriel1972 Jun 2019 #4

Those are very soft sciences that often produce MineralMan Jun 2019 #6

You know the "hard sciences" aren't much better in that regard. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #12

I have no brief against the social sciences, actually. MineralMan Jun 2019 #13

I'm just saying I think the term "science" still applies. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #14

OK. It's a rich area of discussion. MineralMan Jun 2019 #15

Hey, whatabout scientology? Major Nikon Jun 2019 #8

There have been many pseudoscientific religious movements Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #9

There's all sorts of examples in the bible that destroy Christianity Major Nikon Jun 2019 #10

Yes, faith is the problem. With its attacks on Reason. But? Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #11

They already pick and chose which parts to ignore anyway Major Nikon Jun 2019 #16

Yeah Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #18

I encourage both methods, and then some. Bretton Garcia Jun 2019 #20

Or worse... NeoGreen Jun 2019 #17

This should be in the unintentionally humorous Group. eom guillaumeb Jun 2019 #21

And yet, here it is in the Religion Group, since it is about religion. MineralMan Jun 2019 #22

No, it is about your unprovable opinion about an unprovable subject. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #23