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That's quite true
Robert — (archived)

But this thread is about how nonscientists routinely misunderstand the difference. On the one hand we have Creationists thinking that they can force science at gunpoint to support their religious beliefs. On the other, as I wrote in some words to DFM, pro-science non-scientists have a faith in science. Few people make an actual religion out of science; New Guinea Cargo Cults, maybe. But people in general do view science in a way that has religious overtones. (And dude, that's a good thing for science, on balance. Look at the other half of the population with a superstitious dread of science. Which way is pragmatically better? Which way keeps those grants coming?)

Professionals in both camps generally seem able to maintain the distinction. But this thread wouldn't exist if the non-professional masses didn't keep screwing it up.

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