Try to disprove sldkfjsd.
To me ( Yes, a subjective statement this time), god and sldkfjsd are thus of equal worth.
Illy, with all due respect, I think I answered most of your replies. I'm not ignoring you, I'm just getting a little worn out. If there is any particular one that I *glossed over* then please point it out and I promise to address it.
I don't view science, scientists and scientific works as perfect. Scientists are people and people screw up in amazing ways. The scientific method is a great tool for finding truth. Is it perfect? I have no idea, but its the best tool that I know of to date.
There have been horrific experiments done in the past, and surely are still being performed today. I have no doubts about that.
As for religions being a tool for herding the masses, I honestly think that this varies and is due more to humans being pricks than anything else. I agree that some religious leaders have used religions to manipulate and gain power, but it's not fair to say that all do this - even if it looks like it.
Painting science with the same brush, some of these science shows that we see on TV nowadays do look a little cultish. We are presented with all sorts of wonderful graphical representations of planets and stars, and are told the *the story of the universe* with seemingly unquestionable omniscient certainty. I wish these shows made clear the difference between accepted fact and theory. Some things are inferred via measurement and deduction, but that is not really highlighted.
Keep in mind Rig, that until you can prove that God does not exist, you are doing the same thing. You can make a point for religions being loopy, but that is a different claim from God not existing. You have no substance for your assertion that God is unfounded.
unĀ·foundĀ·ed
ˌənˈfoundid/
adjective
adjective: unfounded
1.
having no foundation or basis in fact.
"her persistent fear that she had cancer was unfounded"
synonyms: groundless, baseless, unsubstantiated, unproven, unsupported, uncorroborated, unconfirmed, unverified, unattested, unjustified, without basis, without foundation;
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Just in case you interpreted my last comment as some form of sarcasm ( and it was not meant that way ):
"You have no substance for your assertion that God is unfounded."
My assertion is: god has no basis or foundation in fact, therefore, god is unfounded.
If you are going to say that god is factual, then we need to revisit the whole bit about science and proof and whatnot. We will need to look at your assertion and find the substance so that we have something to run with.