Title: Is Science a Religion? | Psychology Today
Headings: Is Science a Religion?
Eric Dietrich Ph.D.
Is Science a Religion?
Do those who reject science merely belong to a different faith community?

Content: Of course, now there is another problem, which we will discuss below.) Others, who think that the whole science vs. religion debate is annoying, reason roughly as follows: “ I don’t have to get involved in this annoying debate because science is just another religion.” The prevalence of the “science is just a religion” view is shockingly large. I say
“shockingly” because science and religion are nothing alike and in fact are locked in a bitter and deadly war for the minds of humans (see my previous posts “The Ghost of Christmas Present” and “Lord of the Flies”). Religion cannot cure a single disease. It cannot usefully explain a single physical fact: not where humans came from, not where life came from, not where the universe came from. Religion cannot explain volcanoes, earthquakes, thunderstorms, hurricanes, epidemics, allergies, birth defects, diseases ... nothing. Religion cannot usefully explain a single thing.