[TomSwirly]

> In what way is even our modern scientific secularism not ultimately the same kind of faith that the author thinks is "dumb"?

> Yes, yes, empiricism, method, peer review, the proof is in the technology pudding.

That is the correct answer! How will you refute it?

> All so many things that still produce a mind ultimately indistinguishable from a religious fanatic who is assured in their beliefs, mobilized to tell people they are wrong..

Oh. Big disappointment: you have no refutation, just a lot of insults.

[beepbooptheory]

It is simply a claim, it is one that I would probably attribute to myself sometimes if I'm being honest! I am forced into the act of secular belief like all of you after all, I'm no better.

You can feel secure in your beliefs without feeling superior because of them, and you can understand the specificity of our modern scientific framework without sacrificing the force of the scientific story.

If you really really think the scientific method or whatever is the end all of human belief, that is precisely a reason to try and stay humbled in that belief, not the opposite. That is just being a good scientist.

If you feel insulted by what I said, that is quite telling of your own insecurties and another reason you should pause and breath and listen to others, instead of telling yourself over and over again how smart you are.