The Purpose of Scientific Endeavor
The purpose of the scientific enterprise is to replace religious teachings
with verifiable theories, and to pretend otherwise is self-delusion. "We're
working on building up a complete picture of the universe, which, if we
succeed, will be a complete understanding of the universe and everything
that's in it," Richard Dawkins, a University of Oxford biologist, said
in a preview copy of "Faith and Reason." He found it baffling that some
of his colleagues struggle to keep God in the picture. "I don't understand
why they waste their time going into this other stuff, which never has
added anything to the storehouse of human wisdom, and I don't see that
it ever will," he said.
Sreenivasarao Vepachedu, 07/08/98
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