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there isn't even a word that combines science and theology

[/ QUOTE ]...It's only recently that everydayspeak has confined "sciences" to labs and test tubes.

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It is also only recently that scientists have learned to produce such things as vaccines.

You know what's funny to me? Whenever a truly devout religious nutcase happens to have a heart attack, do you know where they go? They go to the hospital. They don't care if the doctor is atheist, gay, whatever. They pray to God, if only to relieve their overwhelming anxiety that they are about to die.

They seek the help of an experienced physician. This physician has most likely studied the matter from a purely rational perspective, that they cannot even employ in simple cockfighting matters over the internet, much less during the pressure of a life threatening situation. This physician has spent countless hours studying the details of human anatomy, using real (live?) corpses, putting him or herself in situations that are grossly unimaginable from the perspective of the neophyte. This physician cannot accept information without evidence, because experience has shown that this practice leads to disaster.

And yet when it really matters, I bet maniacs such as NotReady turn to these doctors far, FAR more readily than they turn to anyone educated in religious nonsense. And it is in this moment that you prove to all others your intellectual dishonesty.

For what it's worth, I thank my lucky stars that I live in a country where this is intrinsically possible, as it should be every man or woman's right to be thought a fool. And I thank God for my right to laugh at these people.