"You make assumptions that arrogantly consign all religious people to irrational beings . It is rather irrational and sad to do so . Ah but for a little insight to see that you apply to science a place science does n't seek . Are you saying that given enough time you can come with answers ? That 's a statement of faith . This must be why you 're determined to raise science onto a pedestal , so you can believe that it 's answers are above us , giving us guidance from above - simply replacing the role of God/church with science . Why do you apply the term evolution to these ? Do you , deep-down , believe that these have resulted from evolution too ? You are not alone in making evolution an absolute all-encompassing world-view ... Oddly enough Close_slave_can denies that anyone does this ."
"It 's not an `` arrogant assumption `` to point out that religious faith involves making a `` leap in the dark `` - it 's a metaphor that attempts to illustrate the facts of the case . I 'm saying that given ADEQUATE EVIDENCE , science , IN PRINCIPLE , can answer all questions concerning the MATERIAL world . That is actually quite a limited statement if you bother to read it carefully . Pointing out some of the achievements of science which could not have been accomplished in any other way , is not `` raising science on a pedestal `` - it 's merely reciting the obvious . Yes , I am saying that reasoned arguments from anthropology can and do account for the evolution of morals , the law , etc . in human societies . The growth in complexity of physical organisms is analogous to the growth of social complexity in human societies : the study of the former can throw light on the development of the latter . I have not tried to address the torrent of `` points `` that cascade into the of rest of your post : I do n't understand what you 're talking about . As for the allegation that I 'm driven by `` ideology `` - I have n't a clue what sectarian policies you think control me ."
"This must be why you 're determined to raise science onto a pedestal , so you can believe that it 's answers are above us , giving us guidance from above - simply replacing the role of God/church with science"
"Yes , I am saying that reasoned arguments from anthropology can and do account for the evolution of morals , the law , etc . in human societies"