physics = religion?

[Fun2BFree]

Certain posters argue that belief in physics is just another religion or that science is religion etc..it is all part of the same argument seen on many threads where I could have posted the following thought experiment...but I thought it deserved a thread of its own

Imagine a world where all knowledge of physics is suddenly wiped out...and we start over from scratch having to figure it out again...would the laws of physics change?

now try that with any religion...

[Yahweh]

Actually, the way I saw it, a certain poster had assumed that I defined science as being something which "explains how and why things work". He then said Religion does the same thing. To the Laymen it might seem like Science is a religion, that is untrue. To me, it seems like the poster was attempting to say Religion is a Science... dont worry kids, its just incoherent rambling...

[hammegk]

Originally posted by Fun2BFree

Imagine a world where all knowledge of physics is suddenly wiped out...and we start over from scratch having to figure it out again...would the laws of physics change?
Well, the territory most likely wouldn't, but maybe guts or strings or antigravity or zero-point energy would be achieved earlier if based on "better" math-physics models of that territory.


now try that with any religion...
Your point? Will ontological discussion cease? I say no.

[Fun2BFree]

The point is self-evident if one does the thought experiment....please read the quote below about thought.

[Yahweh]

Originally posted by hammegk
Your point? Will ontological discussion cease? I say no.
I think the point was the cynical truth that the religions we have today would in no way resemble the religion we would have if we started from scratch.

I for one really doubt if we started again, the Bible we know today would read the same if we began religion all over again.