I define myself as an atheist with holistic spiritual sympathies (like Richard Harris). Organized religions may be superficially beneficial at a psychological level, but pernicious at a social level. "Science" is basically "what scientists do" to predict and control their perceived "reality". This involves paradigmatic networks underpinned by mathematical models. Such models focus attention or define "valid data". From a holistic standpoint science as "control" is essentially limited because it is selective.

Last edited by eccles; 08/17/09 03:59 PM.