Re: new ideas, inventions, &c.
SCIENCE is the most reliable form of knowledge about the world because it is based on testable hypotheses. Religion, by contrast, is based on faith. In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue.
excerpted from: PAUL DAVIES. Tempe, Ariz. NY Times November 24, 2007
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