{"id":11465,"date":"2016-04-11T01:29:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T08:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=11465"},"modified":"2016-04-11T01:29:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T08:29:02","slug":"science-is-not-a-good-substitute-for-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2016\/04\/11\/science-is-not-a-good-substitute-for-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Is NOT A Good Substitute For God"},"content":{"rendered":"

     An article over at reason.com claimed that science is a good substitute for God<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“Religious believers tend to be happier than non-religious folk, according to a long line of psychological research. Scientists have suggested several possible explanations for this phenomenon, including the ideas that religion offers a greater sense of control, provides a purpose for life, and reduces uncertainty.<\/p>\n

” So if religious belief makes people more satisfied with their lives, why is secularism growing in many countries? A new study offers one possible answer: A belief in scientific and technological progress can also serve as a source of life satisfaction. Indeed, it may even offer more lifetime happiness than religion does.<\/p>\n

“The study appeared in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, and the research team that conducted it was led by Olga Stavrova, a psychologist at the University of Cologne. The researchers first did a deep analysis of how the belief in scientific and technological progress affects the life satisfaction of a representative sample of nearly 1,500 Dutch citizens. They then compared life satisfaction measures with belief in sci-tech progress across 72 countries. In both cases, they found ‘a strong belief in scientific\u2013technological progress was associated with an enhanced sense of personal control, which in turn contributed to higher life satisfaction.'”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

     This, of course, ignores the very basic fact that science and faith are not the same thing.\u00a0 If you have faith<\/em> in technology or “science” than you do not grok science.<\/p>\n

     Science has nothing to do with faith<\/em> or belief<\/em> but in doubt<\/em> and the means one goes about whether ones theory is consistent with reality.\u00a0 The late Richard Feynman put it best:<\/p>\n