Texas Republican says vaccines are "sorcery"

Putting science in the category of the supernatural seems like a dangerous rhetorical move to make. It would put science in the same category as religion. Or, it would be dangerous if people like this actually cared about such things.

“It is the chief characteristic of the religion of science that it works.” - Isaac Asimov, Foundation

“The priests of science can blatantly, publicly, verifiably walk on the Moon as a faith-based miracle, and your priests’ faith can’t do the same.” -Eliezer Yudkowsky

See also 1 Kings 18:20-40, from a time when priests and prophets were willing to subject their faith to controlled experiment and abide by the results.

5 Likes