I meant that there is no god, that science literally is the only truth, that no god exists hence science is god.
We understand.
You are trying to say "the pedestal is empty, there is no old God to stand there, so the only thing that can be on it is science".
But what we are trying to tell you is beyond that.
The "pedestal" is not just empty.
There is no pedestal.There is you, people you love now, people you will love in the future, and your goals in life.
Science is not something you worship, or believe in.
You don't put it in some position "above you".
There is no such thing.
Science is a tool.
You use it.
It is there so we can give ourselves directions how to achieve desired result with the least damage to the rest.
And the tool is still crude.
Our knowledge is shallow and things to discover or understand endless.
Some of our theories are incorrect, but they do the job until we build better ones.
Every tool requires to know how to use it.
And every tool needs sharpening, hardening, or some redesign.
Old Dogma was forbidden to question. Nobody was allowed to replace bad parts.
The advantage of science is in the ability to change and improve, replace and remove anything that is not good enough.
If you know what are you doing, you don't have to have title or status, or to be member of some "elite".
Use science, shake it, look at it from every possible angle, squeeze it, question it.
Don't light candles in front of it.
Explore and understand.
Find flaws.
Don't pretend it is perfect when it is not even close.
There is still long way ahead.
Science is not God and will never be.
It is our set of blueprints for progress, something like our "child" that will grow with us.
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This post was not only for you.