re: #50 Obdicut

Starting with logic as the basis for science would be a start. We teach kids science without really teaching them to apply the scientific method.

Exactly. As long as we’re relating “science” as some nebulous set of teachings from an authority somewhere, and not a process by which to verify objective truths about the world, it’s easy to conflate it with religion. Which is just a bunch of nebulous “teachings” that people say you should accept on faith too.

Ultimately, it’s a self-perpetuating failing of our school system. You don’t teach science well, and you blur the differences between it and religion. Which allows it to creep into science, further confusing people, and…