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NOMA bollocks

"Religion asks Why, Science asks How

... when either attempts to investigate the other's domain things generally get very wish-washy."

Oh please.

With a few exceptions (those exceptions generally being the religions which don't cause wars), religion's basis of authority is predicated entirely on its supernatural claims, and the punishment you'll enjoy should you fail to listen to their advice on how to engage with the supposed being(s) therein.

Science ran into trouble with the religions largely because the religious saw the challenges to their claims of reality and the consequences for their hold on authority. This problem hasn't gone away. If anything, it's never been more relevant than ever.

Yes, of course people sometimes manage to ringfence their cultural beliefs from cross-examination by their own faculties of reason. There are many human reasons to so do, but it doesn't make it right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-overlapping_magisteria

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