[lbo-talk] Leading Scientists Still Reject God

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Wed Jun 8 21:38:32 PDT 2005


Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:


> Leading US scientists overwhelmingly reject beliefs in personal God and
> immortality. I conclude that the most potent antidote to beliefs in the
> supernatural, in countries such as the United States that are highly
> economically developed, is thorough scientific education. Advanced study
> of biology appears to be especially helpful.

Amen. What Emma Goldman said many years ago about the dangers of ignorance still holds true today. Although I'd argue that a college education is not necessarily the best means to a functioning bullshit detector.

Chuck



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