Phat writes:
The real irony around here will be when the group of secular humanist intellectuals are confronted with events that cannot be explained.
That happens everyday Phat, everyday. Science loves it, attempting to understand inexplicable stuff is how we gain knowledge.
They will attempt to do so anyway, being careful to leave any "God stuff" out of the explanation.
So far science has rendered all previous godidits redundant. I expect it to continue that way but if it finally runs up against something actually supernatural I'm sure we'll hear all about it.
Je suis Charlie. Je suis Ahmed. Je suis Juif. Je suis Parisien. I am Mancunian. I am Brum. I am London. Olen Suomi Soy Barcelona. I am Ukraine.
"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.