New Adventures of Queen Victoria by Pab Sungenis for April 10, 2011

Poor Rick Ansley. Everyone hates him now and he had nothing to do with it.

I like the Krishna - Queen in the “Science” panel.

Actually science is just as much a religion as any thing else. So many theories and instead of gods it has “invisible sub-atomic particles” and quantum states.

@pcolli I think I’m gonna steal that bit about science, I do.

@jeffc42 Rick himself is not above the occasional roll.

I made a wise decision when I switched majors to humanities.

pcolli: Science is not a religion…Religion requires the suspension of analytical thinking in favour of “belief”, which nothing more than a childish exercise in wanting things your own way.

Science requires empirical proof, and the need for results to be reproducable by others; religion only requires that one adhere to a set of non-provable theories and to never question the foundations on which they were built.

For the enlightened man, science and the provable are the only systems needed or desired; religion is the refuge of the weak-minded and the easily gulled.

Kevin: Actually, science does rest on one article of faith: that the universe operates according to discoverable laws. In that sense, pcolli is right.

Thank you wiwo.

What about Einstein’s theories? Black holes have not been proven but are accepted as actualities. The only way to truly understand the universe is to observe and not make premature judgements.

@Kevin McFerren

In general, I agree with you.

However, regarding science and the need for results to be reproduced by others, I have two words for you:

“String Theory”

And regarding religion and being weak-minded and never questioning the foundations on which they were built, another two words:

“Martin Luther”

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To paraphrase a wise man: where there is knowledge, there is no need for reasoning.

No, it wasn’t Rick Astley.

Rick Astley was the Engelbert Humperdinck of his day.

Einstein’s math & physics predicted the possibility of black holes. It seems like the best explanation for what has been observed at the center of our galaxy. If you can prove where a scientist is wrong, they’re willing to to change. Unfortunately it may take infinite observation over infinte time to perfect science, but we’ll go with the best evidence we’ve got so far.

Science…not *MAD SCIENCE!?!

Science and religion are both systems for exploring the implications of particular metaphysical assumptions, which are in both cases unprovable and untestable.

Now, I suppose ‘Never gonna give you up’ refers to the Panama Canal, but I don’t get the other…