And is science any different?
They used to think the Earth was the center of the universe. The Earth was flat one millenia ago. There was this stuff called ether that was everywhere. And yet, after being logically disproven by Copernicus, Gallileo and Einstein, some scientists refused to admit the fact that they're wrong and continued to teach their "truth", their "science".
Isn't the quest for knowledge a journey of discovery, like what religion is supposed to be? Sure, many religions have been corrupted, but then again, there are scientists that have deviated from pure research and decided to work on stuff like Viagra instead of curing AIDS. Not many people live through life totally adhering to logic, and nothing else.
Not that it matters in the end. Ignorance is sometimes bliss. If believing that there is a God makes me happy, then I will proceed in life believing that, and no Carl Sagan or any other militant atheist is going to tell me otherwise. Just as some scientists were freaked out by the discovery that the Earth is not the center of everything, so they decided to stay in their little insulated bubbles and continue believing what they've been taught.
Some people are more comfortable with sugar-laced dreams than hard gritty reality. So sue them. Who cares if it is true or not? I can't prove if God exists or not, so live and let live. |