Answers to common criticisms
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[edit] You must be crazy to have thought this up
Some people might think I'm crazy or stupid. But consider this:
When do we describe someone's action as stupid? When we see them doing or saying something that we would consider illogical or irrational, and when we think they should act in a different way (a way that we would consider logical or reasonable). But consider this:
- A person who has a lower intelligence than you will act in ways that you would consider illogical or unreasonable.
- A person who has a higher intelligence than you will ALSO act in ways that you would consider illogical or unreasonable.
- The only way to tell the difference between a person who has a higher intelligence than you and a person who has a lower intelligence than you (in the absense of an IQ test) is to look at the "results" they achieve - after the fact.
In his younger years, few people would have known that Albert Einstein had such great potential. It would not be a very great reach to say that the average person would have considered his ideas stupid. But now we know that Einstein was one of the most intelligent people who ever existed. This is because we can look at his "results" and see that they were superior.
Sure, Sciencism may sound crazy and stupid to you, but it's really too early to tell isn't it? I believe that Science will show us the way. In the future, Sciencism will be proven true beyond any doubt.
[edit] We already have religions why one more?
[edit] Conventional religions are outdated
They took shape in the past, in a time and place when human understanding of Science was still in its infancy and not enough was known about the world. Thus it was difficult to dispute fantastical claims of religions. But now it is considerably easier to debunk the claims of conventional religions. Sciencism on the other hand is completely based on Science. Science is timeless and is one with the Universe. Science was there at the Universe's birth and will be there at Universe's end. Every religion operates within the confines and limits set by Science (sociology, psychology, and social psychology).
[edit] Conventional religions are harmful to the individual and to society
Conventional religions are harmful to the individual because they discourage truth-seeking and they require believers to believe in things that are patently false. They breed intolerance to anyone unlike them On the other hand, participating in religion does have its benefits. In the individual, religion can promote charitable works, networking, art, social harmony (in certain ways), etc.
