Comments on: Science Vs. Faith Approaches http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/02/28/science-vs-faith-approaches/ Raising a Healthy Family Without Religion. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:55:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Terissa http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/02/28/science-vs-faith-approaches/#comment-56546 Terissa Mon, 28 May 2007 03:41:14 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/02/28/science-vs-faith-approaches/#comment-56546 Thank you for pointing out that religion does not need to be involved in order for one to be an excellent parent. My thoughts are that, what my son decides he believes about God is his business. I do not wish to enforce systemic beliefs upon him startng at birth. Oh, I wish my parents had thought the same way. It would have prevented years of guilt and self-blame for unanswered prayers and inability to believe. Thank you for pointing out that religion does not need to be involved in order for one to be an excellent parent. My thoughts are that, what my son decides he believes about God is his business. I do not wish to enforce systemic beliefs upon him startng at birth.

Oh, I wish my parents had thought the same way. It would have prevented years of guilt and self-blame for unanswered prayers and inability to believe.

]]> By: Infidelis Maximus http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/02/28/science-vs-faith-approaches/#comment-48843 Infidelis Maximus Sat, 19 May 2007 01:31:46 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/02/28/science-vs-faith-approaches/#comment-48843 These folks have broken your link such that it brings up a different glyph (I'm a Firefox user) when clicked. You might want to list the link text (http://stupidevilbastard.com/Images2/sciencevsfaith.png) in your article in addition to linking it. Great blog, BTW. I'm a big fan. Please keep up the good work :-) These folks have broken your link such that it brings up a different glyph (I’m a Firefox user) when clicked. You might want to list the link text (http://stupidevilbastard.com/Images2/sciencevsfaith.png) in your article in addition to linking it.

Great blog, BTW. I’m a big fan. Please keep up the good work :-)

]]> By: casey kochmer http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/02/28/science-vs-faith-approaches/#comment-12182 casey kochmer Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:12:36 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/02/28/science-vs-faith-approaches/#comment-12182 Steve: If someones faith prevents them from ignoring the evidence of facts in front of them... well then their faith isn't flexible is it? I am not saying everyone in science has flexible faith. Look at many scientists who have so much faith <b>in their own ideas</b>, that they can't change when the better fitting idea comes along... faith is a difficult beast to reign in no matter which level or where its aimed at. In theory scientists have a flexible system of faith that is allowed to shift upon changing evidence. In reality, well: we are all human... and you would be surprised in that everyone has some faith in something , which ends up being difficult to shift when something new or better comes along... Practice and reality are two different things: always... be it based in science or religion. Steve:

If someones faith prevents them from ignoring the evidence of facts in front of them…

well then their faith isn’t flexible is it?

I am not saying everyone in science has flexible faith. Look at many scientists who have so much faith in their own ideas, that they can’t change when the better fitting idea comes along…

faith is a difficult beast to reign in no matter which level or where its aimed at.

In theory scientists have a flexible system of faith that is allowed to shift upon changing evidence. In reality, well: we are all human… and you would be surprised in that everyone has some faith in something , which ends up being difficult to shift when something new or better comes along…

Practice and reality are two different things: always… be it based in science or religion.

]]> By: Noell http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/02/28/science-vs-faith-approaches/#comment-11708 Noell Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:44:12 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/02/28/science-vs-faith-approaches/#comment-11708 Ron--Great questions. He's already responded. I just need to clean up the format of the interview and I hope to post tomorrow. BTW, Ron, I have tried to reply a number of times to your last couple of emails and they keep coming back to me as non-deliverable. I have no idea what the problem is but I didn't want you to think I'm ingoring you. Hopefully you'll see this. Ron–Great questions. He’s already responded. I just need to clean up the format of the interview and I hope to post tomorrow.

BTW, Ron, I have tried to reply a number of times to your last couple of emails and they keep coming back to me as non-deliverable. I have no idea what the problem is but I didn’t want you to think I’m ingoring you. Hopefully you’ll see this.

]]> By: Steve http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/02/28/science-vs-faith-approaches/#comment-11681 Steve Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:41:37 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/02/28/science-vs-faith-approaches/#comment-11681 In what way does science need faith to proceed? Are you saying that scientists believe in their methods or that there must be a general belief that the scientific method works? If so, then I would have to agree that those of us without religious faith do have a strong belief in the scientific method and its results since it inherently is designed to modify, reconfigure, or even do away with ideas through rigorous testing. There are plenty of examples of bad science run amock in cases where someone's "faith" in their idea has led them to ignore the evidence. In what way does science need faith to proceed?

Are you saying that scientists believe in their methods or that there must be a general belief that the scientific method works?

If so, then I would have to agree that those of us without religious faith do have a strong belief in the scientific method and its results since it inherently is designed to modify, reconfigure, or even do away with ideas through rigorous testing.

There are plenty of examples of bad science run amock in cases where someone’s “faith” in their idea has led them to ignore the evidence.

]]> By: casey kochmer http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/02/28/science-vs-faith-approaches/#comment-11674 casey kochmer Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:47:52 +0000 http://www.agnosticmom.com/2007/02/28/science-vs-faith-approaches/#comment-11674 nicely created. Of course there is an issue since at some point even science needs some faith to proceed. Its just science approaches faith with a flexible model of acceptance. where religion approaches faith with a fixed definition of acceptance (that of the holy book or the elder and seemingly never based upon your own terms usually). I suppose thats why I am a Taoist, since Taoism uses a flexible concept of acceptance. Peace nicely created.

Of course there is an issue since at some point even science needs some faith to proceed.

Its just science approaches faith with a flexible model of acceptance.

where religion approaches faith with a fixed definition of acceptance (that of the holy book or the elder and seemingly never based upon your own terms usually).

I suppose thats why I am a Taoist, since Taoism uses a flexible concept of acceptance.

Peace

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