I don't understand why he would say that science lifts men's lives from the sphere of mere physical existence.
Science is firmly rooted in the physical and leaves no room for non-physical causes. Even if there is a god, it must be a physical god bound by the same physical constraints as the rest of the universe.
I'm also a bit miffed at reverring to "mere" physical existence, as if physical existence itself isn't more then enough! Look around at the physical world and think of your place in the Universe. Physical existence is a wondrous thing, not something to be poo-poo-ed or something to try to "rise above".
There is, of course, similarity between science and religion in that they are both systems of beliefs. The difference is what the beliefs are based on. Science bases beliefs on evidence, reproducible experiments, and disproofs of false theories. Religion bases beliefs in tradition, emotion, and non-reproducible events that occur in the minds of the religion's followers. |
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