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In reply to the discussion: The Elephant In Santorum's Theological Room: Religion = Make Believe [View all]izquierdista
(11,689 posts)Religion gets a free ride, because 'freedom of religion' allows people to practice their faith-based beliefs, no matter how loony they are. The only time the law has ever stepped in to curtail religious practices has been when substances the law wanted to prohibit are part of a religious practice (e.g. wine, ganja, peyote).
But civilization is coming to a point where science really DOES have the answer, and religions can and should be compelled to drop their bullshit. Children of nutcase parents have been saved not by Jesus, but the state stepping in and ruling that the child be treated with a blood transfusion.
Scientists know that their truth is only as good as the next experiment that might require them to revise a theory, so they tend not to be as forceful in their argument as the faith-based bozo who is absolutely sure of what he believes. Once the scientific consensus passes the 95% confidence limit, there needs to be a way to shut religion out of the picture, and too bad for them.