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Sure, science arose out of Catholicism…
in the same sense that plumbing, sanitation systems, and public health policies arose out of sewage.
From the final paragraph in this post about Hawking.
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A passionate defender of equality of opportunity. A scientist who prefers to use evidence rather than dogma or superstition. A despiser of "Faitheism" & Accomodationism. One who knows that religions have exceeded their "best before" date by thousands of years.
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I thought Hawking was eminently quotable:
Hawking said, “There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, [and] science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win because it works.”
Science will win because it works. Pithy and accurate.
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QUite. I think that you have uncovered a new “sig” for rational folk!
- Science will win because it works