Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to support or prop up their beliefs. Yet has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science? ... No other human institution comes close.
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- What does it mean?
- Science predicts and validates better than religion's prophecies.
- In plain terms
- Science predicts reality better than religious prophecies.
- What can you take from it?
- Science offers more reliable predictions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you evaluate truth claims?
Another view
Religion addresses questions science cannot answer.
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