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hdgfhfdgjhgfjtrhtfjtyh (0)
05/29/2008
not a religion. GOD IS GREAT

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SuKingsANDKnights300 (14)
05/29/2008

THere is nothing matters when Science proves the facts about the micro-organisms, and interdependent, or symbiosis relationship of the species sharing or reciprocate as a group proximities in any forms regarded scientifically. Fungii, play a good formance, and had man discovered the facts in medicines like penicillines, while the other part, humus have the effect of soil fertility. Even worms, known as Nematodes, although they are single bodied, yet they were discovered, so lately, and are commercially reserved, and farmed to give a good yield in cropping. Arachnides are scientifically provened to be curing cancers, using their toxic chemicals, we sometimes feel a severe pain from, when they sting us. A man's own body has naturally strong chemicals, in metabolism, and diseases defense system. Any poison in the food, eaten, or any unwanted substance found in the mouth, or in the gut, must potentially ignite a certain chemical in the body to mix with the poison, and produce chemically another formula to force out that poisonous food, which we just normally called vomitting. These chemicals in the body system act like a police with an intruder in restricted area. An insulin in the body has a greater effectiveness, and effectivity; however an accessive uric acids cause an inflamtion in the urinary track and cause corrode the walls, thus cause ulcers, in the bladder , and the henle loop in the kidney area. Ecosystematically, living things co-operate with the environment, and adapt to the system mostly in a given atmosphere. Fish under the water breathe through their gills, and their blood is cold. The subject is wide ranged.

Update: Analytically, science is a field of study, based on factual knowledge, but not a religion. Now, as intentionally, as I have talked about the above topic concerning about the way living things interact, and live, or depend on one another, is there any comparison between what I have talked about and religion?..proves that this topic is contrary to what is interpreted, and regarded as part of religion. Science is a discipline and based on researches, analyses, studies,physicality experiment, travels, practicality,hypotheses, and chemical,or biological structure,where as religion is based on believes, totemism divine power, super naturalism, faith,worship, and praise; infact faith is what you believe yet you don't see what you believe, whereby what you believe is spiritually concerned, and might have a linkage with your mind,soul, and spirit. Now read my first review; is there any connection with religion?...In religious terms, we don't have terms like Arachnids, nematodes, moluscs, pachydermia, phylum in general term, fungii, ferns, or pennicillium, or flagellum, but in science, they are mention after a proven facts findings, and are based categorically as according to their special groups. In religion, we find the terms: Sacraments, communion,baptism, holy spirit, father, son, priest, pastor, and fellowship.What is the point to waste the list?


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Donovan (132)
05/28/2008
UPDATE: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is only 25% as effective as the heart beating on it's own. Mankind is getting smarter every day. Advances in science are taking the superior human race further and further into amazing leaps in dealing with health and social issues. Even with all of those advances we still fall so short of the ability of our creator God. There is nothing wrong with science but reliance on it to the point of trying to explain away God is risky and proves that intelligence has it's faults. God blesses us with knowledge but with increased knowledge comes increased responsibility.

..."For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more." Luke 12:48

If God blesses you with knowledge and certain abilities you have a responsibility to use it wisely and to use it for the glory of the creator.

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
Not a religion even though some use it in their name (Christian Scientists). Science is based on theory and fact. Religion is based on faith and fact. Both use history to prove or disprove their information.

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Wiseguy (40)
05/12/2008
If anyones interested . Atheism vs. Christianity: Pretty good debate between Dinesh D'Souza and Peter Singer. There are 12 You Tube installments. http://www.tothesource.org/dsouza_singer_debate_4_25_08.htm. Parts 7-12 don't work at this site, go to http://www.youtube.com/user/tothesource1

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Ridgewalker (48)
05/12/2008
The day that scientists can create something like Monica from a test tube, is the day that the debate between science and religion will end forever....

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MariusQelDroma (35)
05/11/2008
Another feature of religion is belief in something that cannot be proven. Science tosses out faith in trade for facts. Doesn't meet the standard for being a religion, so it doesn't count.

Update: the reverence some show for the laws and theories have caused me to reconsider. Could be plausible, but not something I subscribe to as my belief system. :)

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Automatt (33)
05/11/2008
Science is not a religion. It is an intellectual and practical activity that studies the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world. The study is based on reproducible results achieved through observation and experiment... basically the opposite of religious study.

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fitman (41)
05/11/2008

Unfortunately, many people treat science as a religion. Example:

Those who bought the specious idea that artificial infant formula was an improvement over mothers' milk.


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CanadaSucks (47)
05/11/2008
Well, it doesn't qualify as a religion because it actually tells the truth and gives answers to questions.

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johnny0224 (0)
05/11/2008

Technically, science in itself should not be a religion. However, it is understandable why someone would rate it as such. The reason is is because all throughout history scientists have argued differing ideological viewpoints and on faith like it is a religion. Examples are during the time of Galileo when Galileo held the Copernican view of the universe, and he made bitter enemies of the University professors at the time who held the Aristotle view of the universe. Moreover, both opposing sides hold these views vehemently and on faith like it is a religon. Nowadays, little has changed in respect to what I said previously. For the past century, as we all know, new theories of the universe has emerged. Theories such as the Big Bang which proved the universe has a beginning and the six finely tuned values of the universe (where if any one of these values were just a smidgen off life wouldn't be possible) gives the appearance of a Universe that is a fix-up or is designed. Therefore, due to the fact our universe appears to be designed by a creator that transcends the universe has made plenty of sceintist uneasy. As a result, new hypothesis such as the multiverse, String theory, and Intelligent design has been used to explain this away. Instead of cooperating and seeing each other's views you have your multiverse hypothesis scientist who loathe your string theorist who also loathe your intelligent design people and this isn't the way the sceintific picture ought to be. Science by definition is coming up with an empiracle falsifiable method used for predicting phenemona and understanding the "How's" of our universe, not ideologies used by scientist today and in the past. However, as you can see many scientist argue over unfalsiable hypothesis that can't be tested or is difficult to test in the laboratory. String theory, the multiverse hypothesis, and Intelligent design all can't be or are difficult to test in the laboratory which goes against the rules of how the scientific method ought to be. To sum all this up, science should give empiracle falsifiable explanations of the "How's" to this universe whereas religion answers the "why's". When a scientist comes up with a hypothesis that can't be tested one shouldn't argue about it on faith. They should try to hone it into a model that can be tested then that's when it's worth to debate about. This goes to show that scientists (by no means all) can cling dogmatically to ideas as much as rigid religious people do to theirs.


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cyclee (18)
05/02/2008
If religion is defined as a method to lead to a set of beliefs, then sure I'll give you that science is a religion. However, my definition of religion is a set of beliefs that is based on no methods of determination.

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twansalem (38)
04/16/2008

Clarification #1: I am rating this 1 star because science is not a religion, or at least it should not be a religion. Unfortunately, in my study of high energy physics, I have ran into more than a few physicists who do treat it as if it was.

Clarification #2: As you read this review, you should probably know that I am a practicing Catholic.

Scientific theories such as the big bang and evolution are valid theories that should absolutely be taught in science classes. For succinctness, I will use "creationism" when describing the view that the big bang and evolution are incorrect. (I personally don't like this definition, because I believe that God created everything, but I most certainly find scientific theories such as the big bang and evolution to be valid. So technically, I guess I'm a creationist, although most wouldn't consider me to be one.)

"Creationism" is not science, and has no place in science class. It's that simple.

Now is where I have to outright disagree with magellan. Like it or not science and religion are not completely unrelated, because in the end, both deal in large part with the explanation of our existance. They shouldn't have to compete with each other, because science and religion deal with different aspects of our existance, and they use completely different methods. An oversimplistic view (and since it is an overly simplistic view, you will be able to come up with counter examples, I'm just trying to make a general point.) is that science deals with "how" and religion deals with "why."

Science has no good reason to say that God didn't start the big bang (Current scientific theories are rather lacking in "before the big bang" details). On the other hand, I can't find anything (in my interpretation of Christianity, anyway) in my religious beliefs that says that things like evolution and the big bang are wrong.

Science and religion are different things, yet in the end they are two pieces to the same puzzle.


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magellan (160)
04/16/2008
The religous fundamentalists in this country have done an astonishingly good job at framing the argument so that Science somehow competes with Religion and vice versa. This is captured in the fundamentalist position that both Darwinism and Creationism are "theories," and therefore should both be taught in High School science class.

This is preposterous and reeks of overreach of the worst sort.

Those posing as even handed pretend as if each discipline somehow make up for each other's weaknesses.

This is incorrect and foolish.

Science and Faith are two different worlds, two different disciplines. They don't compete with each other, and they don't complement each other. When I have kids, I will not allow my child to go to a Church which pretends to teach, say, chemistry. And I will not allow them to go to a school that attempts to disguise Creationism as Science.

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FranksWildYears (52)
04/16/2008
That Science would even get on the list and Baseball wouldn't highlights the flaws inherent in the notion of man creating things such as web lists.

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lmorovan (15)
04/16/2008
Do you believe in science? Do you trust in science? Do you have faith that the science is not a religion? Do you hope science could disprove religion? See, belief, trust, faith and hope are the main arguments against religion, yet science is based on the same principles. Go figure.

Update: Science can describe, observe and experiment on objects or phenomena. But it fails miserably in explaining how the integral parts of matter for instance have come into existence.

Creationism can describe, observe and experiment on objects or phenomena. And id does have a credible and highly probable explanation on how the integral parts of the matter have come into existence.


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irishgit (146)
04/16/2008

Five stars for its utility and value, but it isn't a religion.

The discipline of science requires proof and the testing of such proof, and the retesting of proof, and the reexamination of the testing methods in light of new data.

And in the expectation that the "Theory Argument" so beloved of creationists will come up, here follows the definition of Scientific Theory.

In science, a theory is a mathematical or logical explanation, or a testable model of the manner of interaction of a set of natural phenomena, capable of predicting future occurrences or observations of the same kind, and capable of being tested through experiment or otherwise verified through empirical observation.

Note that there is a big difference from that and the definition of non-scientific theory, which is

An assumption based on limited information or knowledge; a conjecture

Here endeth the lesson.


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Sierrasstar (4)
04/05/2008
Someone said that it is anti-religion the good. Knowing something that has proof like carbondating is way better then a bunch of made up stories.

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Mitch70 (1)
04/02/2008
True science will never discount the possiblity of a God, and is always willing to go with facts rather than assumed truths. The fact that this has a low rating goes to show that people would rather believe that Santa exists rather than consider other possibilites.

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SpartanPride (20)
10/04/2007

Science helps, we live in a great society with the help of science, but I will have a hard time believing evolution, just because of its highly unlikely ideas.


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Bird808 (53)
08/29/2007
A lot of people boil down their beliefs to Science, which is fine if thats your thing, but personally I feel theres too much explaining in this world to do to simply boil it down to Science.

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wires (2)
06/05/2007

If no religions were created all we would have is science to believe in. Arn't religions just schools of thought? How is science different? Science's 'God' is energy.

Though the only difference I can tell is that people (scientists) have tested the theories that they have been led to believe, rather than, have principles handed out on a religious platter and declaring that lack of belief in them is simply lack of faith.

What brainwashing stuff!


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TheHappySinner666 (5)
05/26/2007

Yes, science is not a religion, and actually should not even be soiled by being listed amongst all of the religious cults of the world. But, I for one would like to take this opportunity to remind all of the people with limited intelligence (that means religious nuts) that without the discoveries of science we would still be thinking the Sun goes around the Earth, (the disproving of which led to the murder of the scientist Galileo by religious nuts), and we would have no vaccines or treatments for many diseases. So five stars for science. Have a nice day, religious dimwits.


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rok100 (6)
03/25/2007

It's odd that science is ranked here among the religions, but in America, this is apprapo. The people can't, don't or won't even make the effort to TRY understand it, ergo, it becomes just another "belief".
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- Of Baptists, Bouyancy & Bullshit - "He told churchgoers he'd had a revelation that if he had enough faith, he could walk on water like Jesus," an eyewitness told the Glasgow Daily Record. "He took his congregation to the beach saying he would walk across the Komo estuary, which takes 20 minutes by boat. He walked into the water, which soon passed over his head and he never came back."

The New Testament records the story of Jesus walking on the Sea of Galilee as he approached his disciples in a boat. "And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea."
( Matthew 14:25 )

Jesus derides, belittles and make fun of one of his followers who could only walk a few blocks across the surface of the water, saying "o thou of little faith." How many miles are the American believers (80% - 90% of the population) ready to trudge across shark-infested waters for the greater glory of the Lard?

This is called "an experiment", boys and girls, if your parents want you to go to church and you'd rather stay home and watch MTV, tell them to show you the proof, use a neighbor's pool, a local river or lake, even a sewage treatment facility will work. Good luck. Remember to carefully record your data and make the results known to all by posting the video to YouTube.

Don't you agree that Bill Nye the Science Guy should be given Pat Robertson's tax-free 700 Club FCC lecense and TV studios? - Ol' Pat can still be allowed to deny scientific realities and argue with devil technology (like indoor plumbing and the mercury thermometer) but he can only do it using the scientifically advanced equipment and the geocentric telecommunication satellites that he can PRAY into orbit.

You say you've found the Lord? Well, CONGRATULATIONS!
If nobody claims him in 30 days, you get to KEEP him!


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chicagoman (9)
03/14/2007
how many times do we have to say that it is not a religion

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GenghisTheHun (171)
02/24/2007
I asked a fellow worker in the 1960's what was her religion. We could do that in those days. She said her family believed in science. I never had heard that before! I pondered it for forty years. In my readings of philosophy, I stumble onto the problem from time to time. Increasingly, in popular thought, science and religion are incompatible.

The closest theory I ever read about approaching to a reconciliation of science and religion comes from the medieval philosopher, Thomas Aquinas. To paraphrase, he stated that there really can be no conflict between the two ultimately since both are creations of God. When science proves an irrefutable point however, then religious faith must yield. The sun revolving around the earth, based on biblical citations, is a good example.

Unfortunately some scientists, who should be guided by the scientific method, become wedded to a scientific precept and adhere to it as if it were a religion even when it becomes untrue. In this respect, they profess a religion.

Jomama69 should do some reading about the various persecutions done in the name of science and learning. Scientists can be as intolerant as the religious. I know this from experience!

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Enkidu (37)
02/24/2007
Not a religion, although creationists would have you think so. Five stars for being a reliable way of learning about the world.

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Montgomery (5)
11/15/2006
Who made the decision to allow science as a religion??

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CloudTen (3)
11/10/2006
Take this off the list - it is not religion. Why in the world would it be at the top??

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blue47 (12)
10/31/2006
Not a religion, but it is the only thing you can trust. Who needs fairy tales!

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Djahuti (56)
10/31/2006
I really don't think of Science as a religion.I have known non-religious people who put great "faith" in science,but did not "worship" it.I also do not subscribe to the position that Science and Religion are inimical.The theory of evolution no more refutes a "higher power" than does the fact that the Earth is round and orbits the sun.It does,however,make us open to the idea that the Bible is full of Parables and is not meant to be taken so literally.One thing Religion might learn from Science is that change and adaptation are necessary,vital parts in the journey of human consciousness.When science is proven wrong,it does not "stick to its guns" and start wars.It goes humbly back into the lab and keeps looking for the truth.

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MattShizzle (3)
05/21/2006
Logic is far superior to religion.

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Sharp (1)
03/11/2006
Great, technology, but im telling you, it will be the death of us all

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colonelo'neill (3)
01/31/2006
Science is great of course, but it not a religion! Why is it on here? Could the administraters perhaps take it off this list? I think if there is anyone who would say their religion is science then they are just mixing it up with atheism or agnosticism.

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image_ breaker (0)
12/29/2005
It could be considered a religion I guess, I don't know I mean it is based a lot on beliefs and theorys but i'm not sure???????????????????????????

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Drummond (58)
12/19/2005
I mean, I like science. But is it religion? It doesn't seek to answer the same questions.

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numbah16tdhaha (152)
12/12/2005
I've been pretty objective on this list, so y'all know full well that I am not talking out of my ass when I accuse this of not being a religion. It has no concept of the divine, no stories or scriptures, and no real teachings. If anything it is anti-religion.

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geog84 (11)
12/07/2005
For the millionth time, sciene is not a religion.

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decalod85 (10)
12/03/2005
Science is based on repeatable proof. Religion is based on faith! Science does not preclude religion, religion does not preclude science, but they do not overlap. Intelligent design is religion, because "unexplainable" gaps are filled in with a "Creator". Science simply says "I don't know how that works" and then goes about trying to figure it out.

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Kairho (11)
11/07/2005
Parroting everyone else, science is NOT a religion!!!

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caligula (2)
11/07/2005
Science is not religion, but an attempt to explain REALITY. Religion is about fantasy and wishful thinking.

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sfalconer (21)
10/21/2005
Science is not a religion science is a study like math or english. When we have the Arch Bishop of Biology let me know, and no cheap catholic jokes.

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JMJ (3)
10/20/2005
As a religion...?As a tool of religion it is the blueprint of reasonable evidence,for it cannot contradict God but work only as a means to discover,reveal,and prove the existence of God.In whatever field,study,angle,or degree of science opposition,there is always a scientifical explanation/answer to counteract the denial of a Creator,it's creation and preservation...So like all else,it has it's purpose and reason;and like all else it can be misused,and abused.

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Jomama69 (0)
09/15/2005
But it's not a religion! When was the last time a scientist burnt somebody at the stake for not believing in gravity? Or blew themselves up because they wanted to go to E=MC2?? It just don't compute!!

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magick13 (0)
09/14/2005
When did science become a religion? I gotta stop spending so much time on the internet.

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dragonman (4)
09/08/2005
Einstein was a genius, he believed in a creator. This world and universe reeks of intelligent design. Science isn't a religion but it is useful. This website needs to take Science out of the Religion category.

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prince2010 (0)
08/20/2005
Science sux!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Banshee (0)
08/08/2005
Science is not a religion, the methodology is different to religion. I have to say, I am passionate about science and it's infinite possibilities.

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PlanetaryGear (52)
07/10/2005
God uses science and the laws of physics to govern our existence. Their relationship is reciprocal. By themselves, they leave questions, but when combined, they explain everything.

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spartacus007 (10)
07/07/2005
Maybe there are people who practice science as a religion.... (rather than pretending to like Tom Cruise) if there are any it can't be too much worse than any other religion.

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ernesta (2)
07/01/2005
Science is great but it is not religion.

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jaywilton (26)
06/29/2005
Why aren't all scientists,atheists or agnostics?Because, science alone is as apt to give you a cure for cancer as is is to produce Nazi doctor Josef Mengele and Zyclon B gas for concentration camp victims.

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Jar-Jar Binks (16)
06/28/2005
Another great subject to learn from. I wonder if Hell is beneath the earth. I'm going to start digging the earth's crust and check out the mantle and then the core of our planet. Hell might be right @ the earth's core. If I discover hell, I'll be the #1 scientist in this country and then I'll keep science as a religion for our American schools.

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CherrySoda99 (30)
06/28/2005
Basically, God isn't a science. You don't need a degree to understand him. Science can't save you, can't give you eternal life, can't get you to heaven, can't perform miracles. You see all those stories in the hospital that doctors save a person's life due to New advances in science and technology. Well, who do you tihnk gave them the brains to discover those new advances? It wasn't Santa Claus guys!

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traderboy (25)
06/25/2005
Not a religion in the grandest sense, but I have to admit to a satisfying chuckle as I see it atop this list. Its practitioners toiling away in relative obscurity, steadfastly tracking down bits and pieces of dribs and drabs from hither and yon, quietly attempting to better a tenuous existence on one rock gyrating through an infinite expanse. The majority of this planet's inhabitants are quick to scoff at man's achievements, but have proven to be even quicker at embracing those self-same achievements for their expeditious pragmatism (I hope the irony of this statement hasn't been misplaced). Whether they realize it or not, everyone worships at this altar at some point in their lives. Science is the Rodney Dangerfield of religions: it hits the stage night after night and brings down the house, but it don't get no respect. Its main problem to date is its PR agents: by nature, it's arduously slow, so it's tough to sell to an impatient (and therefore panicky) populace. Genuinely breathtaking when measured on the scale of reality, but putting it on a t-shirt won't make the masses swoon. At the end of the day, science is the little engine that might.

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CastleBee (83)
06/12/2005
Technically not what we think of as a religion - but for some it definately seems to pass. For me, it would take more faith to believe in the ability of man and his tiny little brain than it would to believe that there is something bigger. Science is a wonderful thing if taken in the proper context. But it isn't going to save the world - and there are even aspects of it that could very well contribute to its destruction.

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SpecialboothvicJr. (10)
05/14/2005
it's not a religion, and why are they being put in this list?

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kamylienne (78)
05/02/2005
Religion: concern over what exists beyond the visible world, differentiated from philosophy in that it operates through faith or intuition rather than reason, and generally including the existence of a transcendent spiritual entity that has created the world, that governs it, that controls the destinies or that intervenes occasionally in the natural course of its history, as well as the idea that ritual, prayer, spiritual exercises, certain principles of everyday conduct, etc., are expedient, due, or spiritually rewarding, or arise naturally out of an inner need as a human response to the belief in such a being, principle, etc.* Science does not qualify as a religion. It doesnt even qualify as a belief system. Science is a methodology, a system of testing how and why the natural world works around us. Faith should not have anything to do with science. There are no gods of science, no prayers, nor shrines. Because science is about testing with variables, some of which w