lab@qubix.UUCP (Larry Bickford) (11/12/83)
Jose wonders if some inverse correlation exists between being "educated" and being "religious" (true believers, not religion-as-social-club). If such exists, it conceals the matter of replacing one god for another. Every man (and woman) has a god, whether it be himself, some supernatural One(s), "Science," or whatever. Some (sad to say, including some who call themselves Christians) have the attitude that if you have religion, you don't have to study anything else, because you know it all. This was probably the problem of the dominant religious force of the Middle Ages (aka the Dark Ages). Providentially, there came a fellow named Francis Bacon, a religious person, who reasoned that if the universe was indeed created (as he believed), then there should be evidence of order and design, and that such evidence could be studied systematically. In order to pursue this further, he originated what we now refer to as the "Scientific Method." What is seen today (opinion) is a deliberate effort on the part of some "educators" to press for one particular religion, namely, that man is his own god and thus not accountable to anyone special. This is the only man seems to be able to justify doing anything he wants (a) in private or (b) between "consenting adults." Since this is getting farther away from the original topic, perhaps further discussion should go in net.religion. Larry Bickford, ihnp4!decwrl!qubix!lab