Should Skeptical Inquiry be Applied to Religion?

Date: Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:26 pm Subject: Should Skeptical Inquiry Be Applied to Religion?

I think I'll have to agree with the author - yes. He made a good point that as skeptics, we should also question one of the largest parts of human behavior - religion. Billions of people put their "faith" in something with no real scientific evidence behind it. So shouldn't that be a reason for looking deeper into the realms of religion? Shouldn't this warrant a justifiied analysis of some of the more popular religions?

Yes it should. And if I were one of those believers, I would want science to examine what I call my faith. I would want to know if I'm being lied to or not. Science is such a huge part of our world today, so I'm not sure why so many people of religion are so quick to turn it away when it wants to investigate. Well, I know why - it's because they dont want it to be a lie - they dont want to be proven wrong - they are happy the way they are. Not everyone is like me; not everyone would want their religion investigated.

But that doesnt mean that we shouldnt do it.