"I do think it is trying to mix science with religion to replace modern theology."
Maybe. I'll have to finish the series before coming to a conclusion like that. The first and second episodes dealt heavily in that vein, but only because of the nature of the scientists and their story in history. The third episode barely touched on religion except a brief mention of the bible in conjunction with Newton. EDIT: They did however go into detail about the backstabbing nature of Robert Hook. Showing fault in the scientific community of the time. Almost as if they are trying to depict the stories as accurately as possible in the limited time slot, despite how bad it might make them look.
Your quote is a good one. I was explaining something like that to a military buddy I got to see this weekend after 5 years or so. "Science" supporters, the religious, zealot atheists, and so on all fail to take it into account. A man who doesn't know how electricity works can flip the light switch and has faith that it will turn on. How is he different than the man that has faith he will go to heaven if he does everything right, as dictated by his clergy? We have to choose what to believe indeed. Cynicism is certainly a good thing, but we can't view every minute aspect of life with cynicism. Even still, it's a useful tool for helping us passably determine what to believe.
On global warming. I am not saying one theory or another is correct. The willfully ignorant part, is the part where you take someone else's research/studies/conclusions/premises, accept a portion of it, and reject the rest without doing any of your own research. It's like allowing that electrician to wire up your house for light, but choosing to believe the light is a gift from Spiderman rather than a production of electricity.
Willful ignorance is listening to an idea, observing the evidence, seeing no fault in the conclusion... and then saying "nope, God (or whatever) did it." I'm not implying that belief in god is willful ignorance, though as mentioned, a belief in god has been an easy out for people who choose to be willfully ignorant. Example: I brought up the possibility of potable water becoming scarce as our population grew. My co-worker said, and I quote: "God will provide." That is willful ignorance.
I'm not Artificial. Religion is A-OK in my book and I don't ever see a need for science to cancel it out, or vice versa. It's a big part of who we are today and how we got here. No one can say if another way is/was better, but I'm happy where *I* am, so I can't say "BURN THE BIBLE!"
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