Separation of Science and State

[The Stranger]

People who are religious believe in a metaphysical entity =/= Scientists accept evolutionary theory
People who are religious believe in a metaphysical entity = Scientists use the scientific method

My comment was addressing specific issues, not the philosophies as a whole. The judge of which philosophy is a more accurate depiction of the world should be based on results. In the results department, I'll take the scientific method over prayer any day.

edit: You gave math as an exception. What makes math logic better than science logic in your eyes. In addition, what is your opinion of math in the sciences? Does more math equal a more true answer in your eyes? I'll be involved in mathematical biology research this summer so I am curious about your answer.

your point being? a) you dont make right analogies. b) even if it were correct it would be meaningless because the scientific method is any more valid than any other once it comes down to the rudimentary ontological level of the debate.

math/logic isnt better in my eyes. its just that it they are analytic truths and therefor require a different approach. i think you agree with me that a "bachelor is unmarried" is different statement than "all men are tall"

and ofcourse it is your right to take science over prayer any day. i never said you shouldnt or you couldnt. but in what you say is the argument that i make. when it comes down to it, it is just what you like to believe, what you would take over something else any point of the day. its not a solid proof, it is not a truth, but it is gut feeling and upbringing as well in some case. and things being based on result would make it pragmatic not truthfully and i never denied the pragmatic succes of science.