Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-88.114.255.138-20130111160957/@comment-6078851-20130129173531

i am an empirical thinker, if i can see/feel it i trust that it exists. this doesn't mean that a god or gods don't exist, i personally don't think it/they do exist but i completely accept that i (and many others) are wrong. on the other hand, just because many people do believe in the existance of supernatural entities doesn't mean that they do (unless their really is a chaos realm:).

as i see it the biggest problem between the two extremes of thought, belief and science, is that the people who "know" their right can't accept the notion of being wrong. to my way of thinking there is no incontrovertable evidence of divinity, those who do want to believe, well, they want to believe, proof isn't required, that's the essence of belief.

science is based on theory and application, basic science, but over the last couple of decades as theoretical science has progressed i've noticed a growing number of scientists who's works require scientific law/s to be bent or broken in order to work. now i'm no theoretical physicist but it seems to me that these people are reaching a conclusion first and changing the facts to fit whilst ignoring evidence to the contrary. this seems very wrong to me.

i have absolutely no problem with anyones personal belief in a god or gods, i accept they may exist and that i may go to a hell for not believing, but the institution of organised religion is an evil construct of man, m'kay, and as times have moved the fanatical voices of organised religion have got louder, and when aimed at the scientific community it awoke the natural childishness that resides in us all which i "believe" helped spur on these fanatical scientists.

at the end of the day everyone is entitled to their own belief and to share their belief, so long as they accept that everyones belief is a personal choice. the fanatics, unfortunately, aren't limited to just science and religion, they are the majority of the human race. but given that i can't meet every person on earth to empirically see the fanatic majority, this is my personal, if somewhat cynical, "belief".

as the joker once said, "why can't we all just..........get along?"