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That is BS. As long as they use the scientific method, they are as scientific as physics. Or how would you propose you measure how science-y they are? The softer sciences have a hard time applying a mathematical structure to their fields because the fields are so chaotic. To compensate...

I'd say that ethics is not a part of objective reality, but is a construct of our created reality. That does not make it less important, or less real for that matter. However because it is constructed, we might be able to figure out how it was constructed. (BTW, I really preferred your...

You do know that science today is based on philosophy, right? Natural science mostly uses positivism, while other, softer, sciences move beyond that. While natural sciences does not bother itself all that much with philosophy, partly because it has math to do its talking, it does not mean that...

I dunno what CK2 complete contains, but the only DLC that I know of, that hurts the gameplay, is the atrocious Aztec one.

You do make a good point, I must grant you that. However, I really dislike the way that not all religions benefit equally, and that I cannot choose not to pay to the church, even though I can choose to not be a member. That would be something. :D (Yeah, I'm Danish, the nationality that...

If you like that, then the video of the dissection of the laryngeal nerve in a giraffe would probably be interesting too. Be warned though, that it is an actual giraffe neck that is being dissected. There is, as you would know, some benefits in living in Denmark. A YEC would probably not be...

Intelligence, as in Intelligent Design, means consciousness. A conscious designer that created the universe. Intelligence on whole is far more difficult to define.

ID claims it is not a theistic theory, and claims that complexity in itself is proof for a designer. It doesn't actually claim what that designer is. It is still BS, even if it actually weren't a theistic theory, which it is. How complexity would be a claim for anything, especially a...

Sciences studies. That not only covers natural science, but also "softer" sciences which are crucial to the state well-being. How? I have no idea.

Rene Descartes was a drunken fart, he drank therefore he was. On topic, from the Economist: Earth, to Rubio

Both yes and no. Mostly no. In physics (quite a bit harder to do with the other natural sciences), there is quite an effort in checking that the laws of physics are the same the world over. Astrophysical readings are checked for any discrepancy that might invalidate any applicable law or...

There is no such thing as objectivity. We wouldn't need the scientific method as desperately as we do if there were. The scientific method is, if nothing else, an attempt to achieve objectivity. A futile attempt, but a noble goal. This does not mean, though, that you can bring in religion...

Creation, as in creation from the Abrahamic god, can never be scientific, because it fails one of the basic premises of the scientific method, namely that it has to be falsifiable. An all-powerful being cannot be falsifiable. I believe I have mentioned this before. An all-powerful being cannot...

:D I thought about it, but decided against it. You know, pot, kettle, black.

Definitely the second one, but I'm not sure that is the smart choice.