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Originally Posted by Judas Iscariot

Why should fate be seperated from science? Why do we need some sort of insane free will to believe in whatever we want to believe in on the grounds that it's 'faith'? Yeah, screw science, I have great faith that the inside of Jupiter is made of candy floss. Insane, no? Faith allows you to maintain delusions and get away with it.

LT, science is not based on faith. Science is based on accepted, researched fact. If it's not fact, then it's just a theory. There is no faith involved in facts, which is what science is based on. Cross checked, tested, rigorously examined facts.

That's the beauty of science. It doesn't shy away from criticizm, it thrives on it. Heavy handed critique improves science. Not destroy it.

Not entirely true Stu as scientific laws and theories continue to be debated and amended all the time. There's definitely an element of faith involved in some areas of Science and it doesn't have many answers to the eternal mystery of our creation and our hearts, minds and souls.