Science won't save us!

[root-fu.livejournal.com]

"God is dead." --Nietzsche
"Nietzsche is dead." --God

Science is the newest idol to be worshipped. The latest incarnation of god humanity would build temples and shrines to, demanding supplication.

Throughout history old idols, old gods, have been replaced by the new. Old rationales and belief systems razed to make way for successive methodologies deemed more progressive.

Science is but the latest link in a form of methodological natural selection spanning human history...

It follows naturally adherants to the newborn scientific faith would endeavor to overturn traditionalism in favor of what they deem to be newer and more progressive precepts.

Like religion, science would presume to save us. It is not explicitly written within divinely inspired doctrine. Rather within the hearts and minds of those who expect scientific advancement to 'save us' from negative aspects of the human condition.

Within this sphere of influence, science relies upon blind faith to further its cause. We know not limits of science to further farm productivity or energy generation. With the world's population poised to reach 9 billion by 2050, projecting 50% greater food and energy requirements, we lack evidence determining whether science is equal to the task of solving these issues, peacefully.

We do as we have often done, putting our blind faith in a god to save us from our sins.

Science is our new god, and we must pray to him. We must build him temples and places of worship. We must revere scientists as we've previously revered saints and the pope and place our absolute faith in them to deliver the gospel of the almighty, as they are mouthpieces of divine inspiration who are above question.

We must worship science in blind faith and kneel before those scientists, who like prophets of old, would intercede in our favor before the almighty.

Only then can science deliver us from our sinful nature of overpopulation, excess and ignorance. Only then can scientific advancement create a new world where people are saved from poverty and sickness. And, only then can we overcome our own humanity and become gods, ourselves!

This is the role of science and the way in which humanity relates to it.

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To be concluded in part II, maybe. (Depending on how negative the reaction to this post, is.)

Comments

Shh, dont tell them about

[root-fu.livejournal.com]

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

PREACH IT, ROBBO BRU (http://talk-politics.livejournal.com/809550.html)!!!

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

Cyborgs around the world, unite! Our time shall come.

[root-fu.livejournal.com]

Hm. Maybe, I'm an idiot who always has to disagree with common sense. But, the next post was going to be an attempt to show science could decrease the standard of life. Bah, I feel bad, now.

Good post, from you, btw. Think I missed that one.

[ddstory.livejournal.com]

I'm awaiting the technological singularity with bated breath!

[rasilio.livejournal.com]

You think you can get the fish to swim right into your mouth like that?

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

I hope you won't get too many negative responses. I liked the satirical style.

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

Forgive me but I couldn't resist adding a soundtrack to this post:

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[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

Oh man this is Fear Factory. THIS IS FEAR FACTORY, BRU! You've just called a flood of memories...

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

Frankly, Dawkins has always struck me as simply another evengelist.

[ddstory.livejournal.com]

Yet another idol of mine.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

Dude, autotune should come with a content advisory :P

[mrbogey.livejournal.com]

I think you're conflating science with humanism. Science is a means.

[a-new-machine.livejournal.com]

Not even necessarily humanism. It sounds more like he's aiming at futurism, from all the talk of "saving" people.

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

Where exactly is this overt fawning to the Altar of Science taking place? It isn't in the media, it isn't coming from our talking heads or politicians or the Snookies of the world. Instead science is mostly sneered at in popular culture. You'll come across far more media attention to things like faked global warming data or outright pseudoscience like homeopathy.

[meus-ovatio.livejournal.com]

Are you implying that root_fu isn't isn't a special, unique fucking flower is totally blowing your goddamn mind?

[surferelf.livejournal.com]

we lack evidence determining whether science is equal to the task of solving these issues, peacefully.

Um. Yeah.

See, this is where the "science" part comes in.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Science? Heresy! Blood for the Blood God, Skulls for the Skull Throne! For Khorne!

[sandwichwarrior.livejournal.com]

Papa Nurgle approves this message.

[nairiporter.livejournal.com]

I am not sure if I like this post more or the thread below it. :-)

[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

Science is our new god, and we must pray to him.

True. And not only that, we should regularly sacrifice virgin blood to His altar. For example here's the Chosen One standing in front of His destiny, and at the mercy of The God Inside The Machine.

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

"Like what I've done with the place?"

Nietzsche is dead but at least he was real

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

Upon further reflection I have concluded that this is a very silly post. Other than brute force, science is pretty much the only valid way to solve problems.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

Can you please never, ever talk about science again. It's like a priest telling me how to pleasure my girlfriend.

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

By praying that she gets an orgasm.