Climate change and evolution denial is going to decrease with time

[OldWiseGuy]

Enabled by scientific knowledge, developed by people. One of the challenges of technological development is being careful how we use it given the long-term consequences.

That challenge has never been accepted, in my opinion. It's whatever science comes up with.....'Darn' the torpedo's, full speed ahead!

 

[Brightmoon]

The problem with science is that they suck all the air out of the room.

Those machines are colloquially called vacuums not science

 

[1 John 4:1]

Yes, this is in the U.S.

I have in the past tried to pull data from other countries, but trying to find trend data isn't always easy.

Personally, I wish the acceptance of science and Christianity went together more. It may in some other countries:
"Still, while most people believe in evolution, there is no regional consensus on the broader question of whether scientific and religious worldviews are at odds with one another. In nearly half of the countries surveyed, most respondents see science and religion as generally in conflict, while in the other countries opinion is either closely divided or most people say they don’t see a conflict between the two."
6. Science and religion

 

[pitabread]

That challenge has never been accepted, in my opinion. It's whatever science comes up with.....'Darn' the torpedo's, full speed ahead!

No disagreement there.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Those machines are colloquially called vacuums not science

I meant it in the metaphorical sense.

 

[USincognito]

And for Kids on Fire School of Ministry.
Kids on Fire School of Ministry - Wikipedia

 

[pitabread]

Personally, I wish the acceptance of science and Christianity went together more. It may in some other countries:
"Still, while most people believe in evolution, there is no regional consensus on the broader question of whether scientific and religious worldviews are at odds with one another. In nearly half of the countries surveyed, most respondents see science and religion as generally in conflict, while in the other countries opinion is either closely divided or most people say they don’t see a conflict between the two."
6. Science and religion

There are definitely interesting cultural differences when it comes to religion and different countries, or even regions in countries.

I'm in Canada and it's always fascinating to me how differently religion is treated culturally in the U.S., even though we're next-door neighbors.

 

[jacks]

And for Kids on Fire School of Ministry.
Kids on Fire School of Ministry - Wikipedia

Either this is the in the wrong thread, or I should have stopped at one glass of wine...

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Those two things don't tend to go hand in hand.

There is a definite connection.

If you aren't a liberal at age 20, you have no soul.

If you aren't a conservative by age 40, you have no brain.

If you aren't a skeptical, sarcastic old cynic by my age, you haven't been paying attention.

 

[FireDragon76]

Isn't technology developed by science responsible for most of that?

I may be the first to ask this question, but, looking at the state of the world since then wouldn't it have been better to defeat Japan using conventional weapons instead of the atomic bombs regardless of the estimated casualties? I'm beginning to think it might.

Science is just a method, humans choose to develop technology.

 

[USincognito]

Either this is the in the wrong thread, or I should have stopped at one glass of wine...

I was responding to the comment about young people, Mao and Stalin. Should have quoted that person and gave my post some context.

 

[Hank77]

Older and Wiser.

I hope so.

 

[Hank77]

But some of us were teenagers in the '50's, and you weren't.

Yike, you're older than me and I'm older than dirt.

 

[Strathos]

Although things like flat earth-ism are inexplicably becoming more popular...

 

[OldWiseGuy]

Science is just a method, humans choose to develop technology.

Weren't scientists involved in every step of developing the A-bomb?

 

[FireDragon76]

Weren't scientists involved in every step of developing the A-bomb?

The A-bomb is actually not particularly destructive compared to some other things human beings have used technology for.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

The A-bomb is actually not particularly destructive compared to some other things human beings have used technology for.

True, and the misuse of technology as well.

 

[theQuincunx5]

Weren't scientists involved in every step of developing the A-bomb?

And many of those same scientists implored the US Government to NOT use it on people but rather show a DEMONSTRATION on an uninhabited island to the Japanese High Command.

 

[theQuincunx5]

The problem with science is that it sucks all the air out of the room.

What is your problem with science?

 

[OldWiseGuy]

What is your problem with science?

Science has imposed itself as the 'great problem solver' (sucking all the air out of the room), but we still have the same old problems, and lots of rich scientists and their business cronies (the Science/Industrial Complex).