Faith-Based Initiative

[ornoth]

It may be ironic, but one of the biggest things I’m dealing with right now are issues of faith.

Faith? You mean, like, “Do yew bEEEElEEEEive? Praise JEEEEzus! Yew arr hEEEEled!” faith?

Definitely not, since skepticism is actually a core tenet of Buddhism. In the

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[imperator_mei]

In a related story, I heartily recommend The Universe In A Single Atom by Tenzin Gyatzo. Very good stuff.

[imperator_mei]

Also, one must embrace the idea that belief in the scientific method is just that: belief. As annoying as it is to admit, we have faith in empiricism. Still, one chooses what one has faith in, and hopefully it is a deliberate, informed, and ultimately wise choice.

[ornoth]

That's an exceptionally good point. Science is, like religion, nothing more than one way that we use to explain the world, and, like any other explanation, is perforce incomplete.

We "believe" in science because it generally does a pretty good job explaining most things; not to mention giving us the weapons necessary to ensure that those of us who believe in science rule the world.

But if something else came along that did a better job explaining the way the world works, I would imagine that it'd supplant science in pretty quick order... perhaps...

[hyzathra]

The ultimate truth about life, the universe, and everything may be so far beyond religion and science that the human mind would not be physically able to comprehend it!