[lbo-talk] Leading Scientists Still Reject God

[Jeffrey Fisher]

On 6/8/05, Chuck0 <chuck at mutualaid.org> wrote:
> 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.

i see. so what you mean by "anti-religious activism" is education,
particularly in science.

that actually sounds great to me. so why didn't you just say that? 

-- 
Among medieval and modern philosophers, anxious to establish
the religious significance of God, an unfortunate habit has prevailed
of paying to Him metaphysical compliments.

  - Alfred North Whitehead