Lately I've been tossing around the idea in my head that Science is really just another organized religion; this line of thought has mostly come about due to the fact that I've repeatedly been persecuted and ostracized for believing in western astrology in spite of the "evidence" against it.
I'd like if at all possible for this thread to not devolve into another session of me defending my beliefs from zealots, so I'll refrain from mentioning my own beliefs or expieriences from here on. Also, before I get into the main reasons I believe Science may be an organized religion I'd like to clear up some definitions.
((All definitions come from Merriam-Webster.com. Many of these words have multiple definitions, each of which change from culture to culture. I encourage you to look them up yourself as no single entitiy is an authority on the definition of any english word.))
Religion - a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
- a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
Religious - relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
Science - knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method