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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-29-10 05:26 PM
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47. Science = Reality. Religion = Fantasy.
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  -What is your general attitude toward science? BurtWorm  Jun-29-10 09:54 AM   #0 
  - Other:  LWolf   Jun-29-10 09:55 AM   #1 
  - + 2.35 billion  eowyn_of_rohan   Jun-29-10 02:39 PM   #39 
  - science itself invoke no feeling in me so i said neutral  tk2kewl   Jun-29-10 09:57 AM   #2 
  - What in the Sam Hell do all those experts know about anything?  Vinnie From Indy   Jun-29-10 09:58 AM   #3 
  - LOL-- but on a more serious note, scientists are best not thought of as "experts...."  mike_c   Jun-29-10 10:15 AM   # 
  - I believe GLADOS speaks for me.  YOY   Jun-29-10 09:59 AM   #4 
  - Science Is What I Prefer to Religion  Demeter   Jun-29-10 10:00 AM   #5 
  - exactly precisely  stuntcat   Jun-29-10 01:22 PM   #25 
  - I've always loved Science, even when I was very young n/t  pipi_k   Jun-29-10 10:08 AM   #6 
  - fair disclosure-- I'm an academic scientist....  mike_c   Jun-29-10 10:09 AM   #7 
  - Science and Scientific Method are very important tools in our toolbox  ixion   Jun-29-10 10:11 AM   #8 
  - This poll is not very scientific nt  Xipe Totec   Jun-29-10 10:15 AM   #9 
  - .  BurtWorm   Jun-29-10 10:30 AM   #10 
  - Depends on who is paying the scientists! n/t  peace13   Jun-29-10 10:53 AM   #11 
  - Ideally, I would have said: Pos. w/ some very serious reservations.  FredStembottom   Jun-29-10 11:13 AM   #12 
  - I'd argue that's not science, really....  mike_c   Jun-29-10 03:26 PM   #41 
     - I agree with you, actually.  FredStembottom   Jun-29-10 10:55 PM   #60 
  - The only reason our lifespan is more than 30 years is because of science.  Zoeisright   Jun-29-10 11:42 AM   #13 
  - There are folks who think humanity is, in and of itself, evil.  Warren DeMontague   Jun-29-10 01:38 PM   #27 
  - I don't like mad (irresponsible) scientists  eowyn_of_rohan   Jun-29-10 11:51 AM   #14 
  - Too bad you missed the "moon bombing" fun, around here.  Warren DeMontague   Jun-29-10 12:02 PM   #15 
  - i missed that one  eowyn_of_rohan   Jun-29-10 12:46 PM   #19 
  - I found it & Yes. Moon Bombing is precisely the stuff I am talking about! Get this:  eowyn_of_rohan   Jun-29-10 01:13 PM   #20 
     - Thought so.  Warren DeMontague   Jun-29-10 01:17 PM   #21 
     - "bunch" is a funny word, isn't it?  Warren DeMontague   Jun-29-10 01:39 PM   #28 
        - yes - rather borgish  eowyn_of_rohan   Jun-29-10 02:32 PM   #35 
        - Now... is the borg a he or a she, I wonder?  Warren DeMontague   Jun-29-10 06:15 PM   #51 
           - heavy  eowyn_of_rohan   Jun-29-10 06:46 PM   #53 
              - Damned perceptive, I'd say.  Warren DeMontague   Jun-29-10 07:11 PM   #59 
        - Also a verb n/t  Shrek   Jun-29-10 03:53 PM   #45 
  - I don't like one that rob graves and make monsters out of the body parts.  HiFructosePronSyrup   Jun-29-10 12:38 PM   #17 
  - Clones and Zombies...  Warren DeMontague   Jun-29-10 01:20 PM   #23 
  - I dont like archaeologists that hand the Ark of the Covenant over to Nazis  SemiCharmedQuark   Jun-29-10 02:12 PM   #32 
  - i understand but that is a different topic  eowyn_of_rohan   Jun-29-10 02:34 PM   #36 
     - No, it's about fictional characters.  HiFructosePronSyrup   Jun-29-10 02:39 PM   #38 
        - lol - I used to think that too  eowyn_of_rohan   Jun-29-10 05:24 PM   #46 
           - What happened?  HiFructosePronSyrup   Jun-29-10 07:05 PM   #58 
  - LOL, then I am probably evil incarnate to you.  Odin2005   Jun-29-10 05:28 PM   #48 
     - depends- what do you do?  eowyn_of_rohan   Jun-29-10 05:49 PM   #49 
        - I'm a biotech major!  Odin2005   Jun-29-10 06:33 PM   #52 
           - Well good luck, and I hope your research is used to good ends  eowyn_of_rohan   Jun-29-10 11:13 PM   #61 
  - It is a tool  Beringia   Jun-29-10 12:11 PM   #16 
  - What other modes of understanding?  HiFructosePronSyrup   Jun-29-10 12:39 PM   #18 
     - Well  Beringia   Jun-29-10 01:44 PM   #29 
        - Right brain means intuition, rather than linear, "logical" thought.  Commie Pinko Dirtbag   Jun-29-10 02:15 PM   #33 
        - I've heard lots of crap about left brain and right brain.  HiFructosePronSyrup   Jun-29-10 02:40 PM   #40 
  - Very Positive. ... But what is the point of this poll?  Crystal Clarity   Jun-29-10 01:19 PM   #22 
  - No. It's just a random poll.  BurtWorm   Jun-29-10 02:04 PM   #31 
     - Oh well in that case  Crystal Clarity   Jun-29-10 02:19 PM   #34 
  - my reservations are about how we've used it to rape the Earth and ..  stuntcat   Jun-29-10 01:21 PM   #24 
  - I think the universe is a fascinating place. I love learning about it. I love trying to find answers  Warren DeMontague   Jun-29-10 01:37 PM   #26 
  - She blinded me with science!  JVS   Jun-29-10 01:47 PM   #30 
  - Me too!  Robert DAH Bruce   Jun-29-10 03:32 PM   #43 
  - Science is necessary, as is spirituality. In fact, they are starting to  KonaKane   Jun-29-10 02:38 PM   #37 
  - I trust science because even if we are wrong there is a system to correct it  Taitertots   Jun-29-10 03:32 PM   #42 
  - Love it  ismnotwasm   Jun-29-10 03:39 PM   #44 
  - Science = Reality. Religion = Fantasy.  Odin2005   Jun-29-10 05:26 PM   #47 
  - That's funny.  KonaKane   Jun-29-10 05:52 PM   #50 
     - I actually know scientists.  HiFructosePronSyrup   Jun-29-10 07:04 PM   #57 
     - I know, I was being simplistically epigraphic.  Odin2005   Jun-30-10 07:05 AM   #62 
  - I'm a scientist. I leave the rest to you.  EstimatedProphet   Jun-29-10 06:48 PM   #54 
  - Scientists don't cling to a theory once it's proven  Cleita   Jun-29-10 06:49 PM   #55 
  - I think it's evil and must be stopped at all costs.  Regret My New Name   Jun-29-10 07:00 PM   #56 
 

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