DmnStr8 said:
I would add that science is also very much like a religion. What is happening in this universe is unknowable for now. We just don't know. So many claim that they do and will defend their belief to the end
I would like to clarify this since many people are making the same mistake as you do.
Science is not a religion and will never come close to it, mainly since it can adapt new evidence and because it works with reproducable cause and effect models.
For example science will never say "
we are 100% sure", instead science states "
if we perform this action, in this way, and under these conditions, then we have a high confidence that the result will be this". You do not have to have faith in science, it just predicts a certain outcome based on previous test results.
Certain causes and its effects are so predictable that when you perform them the same way over and over again they always have the same outcome, we call these "scientific laws".
Then based on these laws certain models are devised to explain them, we call these models "scientific theories". Scientific theories are not theories as in your normal speaking language like "it's just a theory", no these scientific theories are well-substantiated models and are repeatedly tested and confirmed (again with that confidence that will come close to but never reach 100%).
Now most people who think that science is just like a religion, are basing that on scientific theories. They think that since it is a model devised in the minds of humans, it will present a world view that you have to believe in. The difference however is that with these scientific theories, regardless if you belief in them or not, they just keep giving the same results over and over again when you test them.
Anyone who claims to know the universal truth, is for sure not a scientist. A scientist however will be sceptic if you state that a certain scientific law or theory is not correct, some people might confuse this with a "knowing it all" attitude.
Kind regards,
The Traveler