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RE: There is going to be blasphemy here. Big time Blasphemy! Thank God for XVIII Century Illuminism. (Letters 8.0)
I also believe that earlier ignorance of certain connections and scientific foundations led to the creation of the myths of the gods; humankind seems to need explanations like the air it breathes... Nowadays, however, this function of belief in a divine power has probably been replaced by another: the possibility of relinquishing one's own responsibility and leaving it to God. Alternatively also to the state ;-))
I fully agree. People seem to dislike taking responsability for both their own actions and their part in society. Either a God or a Goverment comes in handy to blame on whatever they wash their hands of. :)
It doesn't play role that I regard 'both' to be sides of one medal, but it plays an important role that 'responsability' has requirements which are not providable by science - not yesterday, not nowadays, not in the future.
I do not low estimate science, but I do accept its limititations - the difference between me (and others) and those people who cannot recognise scientism even if it's standing in front of them.
So, at first I take side on @jeff-kubick and his sense for 'enemies'.