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Old February 11th 13, 08:12 PM posted to alt.spirituality.druid,alt.traditional.witchcraft,alt.astronomy.solar,sci.astro.amateur,uk.sci.astronomy
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Default druids' knowledge of astronomy?

On Feb 10, 11:02*pm, oriel36 wrote:

As a Christian,the division between science and religion via mutual
consent is catastrophic as science is a facet within faith just like
every other productive and creative endeavor is ,men may wish it
otherwise but as the wider world has already seen,this artificial
division is extremely corrosive to the fabric of a civilization.


Wow!

I had suspected this sort of thing was an element in your thinking
from previous posts; but you don't realize just how dangerous this
notion is to the continued existence of effective scientific research.

Empiricism allows scientific ideas to be tested against reality, and
quickly discarded if they are wrong. You would replace science with
empty speculation, hobbled by imperfect human religious understanding
which by its very nature is impossible to test. Science and astronomy
would run around endlessly in circles, instead of building solidly on
the progress of the past.

John Savard