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Originally Posted by marmalade If you want to know what a society's religion is, then look to what that society rarely questions. In our society, science gets questioned less than anything else. | I think a better test is to look at what buildings are the tallest in their cities. In our case it's business buildings which are mostly driven by technology. In old europe, it was the cathedrals. |
Yeah, I've heard that argument before. It might be a better test. Still, what is interesting is not merely that we build tall buildings, but that most people don't question humanity's desire to do so. Its not a wise use of money because tall buildings are impractical.
The tallest buildings are business buildings. Business is driven by technology and technology is what allows us to build big buildings. And of course, technology is the socio-cultural manifestation of science. Business, technology, and science are all of the same religion.