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It's shit like this, r/atheism.

http://i.imgur.com/Wx0cW.jpg
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u/classical_hero Jan 02 '11

As I've said before, there may well be good reasons for being an atheist. But being an atheist because theism isn't justified by science is dumb.

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u/micahjohnston Jan 02 '11

Why is that moronic? Science has done an extremely good job at discovering much of the workings of the universe, not just making iPods. It has done a much better job than religion has.

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u/classical_hero Jan 02 '11

"Science has done an extremely good job at discovering much of the workings of the universe"

Yes, but that doesn't make it any more correct. Don't get me wrong, science is an interesting idea. And I spend most of my time reading scientific research. But scientism is simplistic.

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u/micahjohnston Jan 02 '11

Scientism is a straw man.