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by gavanwoolery 1971 days ago
In the absence of hard, irrefutable and all-encompassing proof, everything is just religion.
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To be perfectly honest, I have never done the experiments to prove that electricity works the way that scientists, engineers, or even bureaucrats claim it will.

And yet, when I flick a switch, lo and behold, there is light

That’s a pretty fucking good religion.

Hum... You summarized it very well, and I just can not agree with that idea.

Flicking a switch is a very powerful and revealing experiment.

Haven't you gone to school? We had physics experiments in high school...
I really like this analogy! :D