tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post4539323822719052923..comments2024-03-04T18:22:21.971-05:00Comments on Human Without God: "Truth" Or "Goodness" - The Difference Between Science And ReligionYun Yihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311104014692132715noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-89500659119491030762013-08-04T07:36:00.552-04:002013-08-04T07:36:00.552-04:00@Madilyn,
I feel wonderful that we are on the same...@Madilyn,<br />I feel wonderful that we are on the same boat on this issue. And I truly appreciate your "objective view", despite of your catholic upbringing. Yes, it takes lots of wisdom to rebel, also it takes even more wisdom to respect the value of different believe. <br />Thanks you so much for your thoughtful comment!Yun Yihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311104014692132715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-55848193693274858522013-08-04T03:56:37.337-04:002013-08-04T03:56:37.337-04:00Yun Yi, you’ve written a wonderfully, well thought...Yun Yi, you’ve written a wonderfully, well thought-out analysis of the difference between science and religion. Yes, one is objective and the other subjective. I have never gotten them confused but I believe it’s because of my childhood background with religion having spent time with nuns and in parochial school. I prefer the objective views of science, but unless religious views are extreme, I JerseyLilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381518701383106141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-18478961913904007472013-08-01T12:28:41.168-04:002013-08-01T12:28:41.168-04:00well said Joel.
What you said is more about the ov...well said Joel.<br />What you said is more about the overall comprehensive definition of "science" and "religion". What I focus on this particular post is the "thinking style", or "spirit" of science and religion (or "faith"). Maybe I really should change the title to "Difference between objective and subjective thinking style". <br />Yun Yihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311104014692132715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-17190498346525111532013-08-01T11:07:58.361-04:002013-08-01T11:07:58.361-04:00Science is morally neutral. How we apply what we l...Science is morally neutral. How we apply what we learn from science may be good, bad or neutral, but that is not the function of science itself. As you suggest, the job of science is to uncover objective truths. (Is there really any other truth? Another word for "subjective truths" is guesses—possibly very good guesses, possibly morally uplifting guesses, but guesses nonetheless.<br /><Joel Klebanoffhttp://joelklebanoff.com/joelsblog2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-38751016942653446682013-07-31T10:39:44.078-04:002013-07-31T10:39:44.078-04:00@Charlene, Thanks!
@Neil, thank you so much for c...@Charlene, Thanks!<br /><br />@Neil, thank you so much for comment. I totally agree with the humility of science. That's what I call "objective attitude".<br /><br />@kris, you are right, the problem is some people on either side insist to impose their partial understanding on the other sides. <br /><br />@Ravish Mani, thanks! I thought of your "two sides of same coin". Yun Yihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311104014692132715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-35962816914200308702013-07-31T09:42:43.347-04:002013-07-31T09:42:43.347-04:00yunyi, I've never had much interest in science...yunyi, I've never had much interest in science or religion I've never been able to find much relevance in either to my everyday life.nothingprofoundhttp://wwwaphorismscom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-41877981814094490722013-07-30T23:24:17.959-04:002013-07-30T23:24:17.959-04:00Great thought Yun Yi! I think the message of the a...Great thought Yun Yi! I think the message of the article is very clear that one should have balance over intuitional thinking and rational thinking. Both are necessary for human being. They are like two legs of human; anyone lacking would make the human disabled. I am completely with Yun Yi on the essence of the article. I think the cause of confusion is the terms: science and religion which are Ravish Manihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06743610113574998103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-47607657758165320032013-07-30T21:22:27.663-04:002013-07-30T21:22:27.663-04:00I really like this post, Yun Yi. Science and relig...I really like this post, Yun Yi. Science and religion are both attempts to explain natural phenomenon, so I see no reason why they couldn't co-exist peacefully. The problems begin when people try to impose their religious or scientific beliefs upon one another as the truth. Helena Fortissimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038388794311046455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-69162433358393182992013-07-30T18:49:44.345-04:002013-07-30T18:49:44.345-04:00Hi Yun Yi,
Great article. Elegant in it's simp...Hi Yun Yi,<br />Great article. Elegant in it's simplicity and makes the central point easy to follow. <br /><br />I feel the key difference between religion and science is humility. Science does not posit absolute truth; only the best replicable and testable conclusion based on current research. It must be peer reviewed and tested for falsity. It will humbly accept new research every day, Neil Killionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02254985441767581950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-47441606204923297332013-07-30T17:09:50.566-04:002013-07-30T17:09:50.566-04:00"I would say, please don't ask science to..."I would say, please don't ask science to provide evidences for evolution, because if there were no evidences, there would be no such idea; also please don't ask believers to provide evidences for God, because the beauty of faith is "blind"."<br /><br />Loved this, and loved the rest of the post. Gives me something to contemplate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338293880104502524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-54381009915159162912013-07-30T15:09:47.415-04:002013-07-30T15:09:47.415-04:00@PBScott,
That's a neat chart.
I think the rea...@PBScott,<br />That's a neat chart.<br />I think the reason that some religious people are anti science is because science make humans look less favored by God.<br /><br />@Uma, well said!Yun Yihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311104014692132715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-37622225984770497852013-07-30T13:18:20.382-04:002013-07-30T13:18:20.382-04:00Yun, Whatever can go right, can go wrong too. And ...Yun, Whatever can go right, can go wrong too. And whatever can be put to good use, can be misused too. Science, as in a Hiroshima or a Nagasaki or a Chernobyl; Religion as in Taliban.umashankarhttp://uspandey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3343295804928403795.post-15324247262371572182013-07-30T13:01:39.645-04:002013-07-30T13:01:39.645-04:00Nice article,
I have never understood who some ...Nice article, <br /><br /><br />I have never understood who some religious people are anti science.<br /><br />Whether God created earth and all of it's creatures or not, science just studies what is there, and if we are all God's creations, then everything we do must be God's work.<br /><br />This is an interesting flow chart about religion and science.<br /><br />http://3.PBScotthttp://planetarybargains.com/Blognoreply@blogger.com