“So I would only remind you that natural-science is what it is, and you are not required to believe a word of it.
But just don’t pretend that whatever it is you do believe is somehow “scientific”, because it’s not.”
Spirited: The implied assumption here is that observational science is an Exalted Epistemology; the Oracle of what is, how we know and what we can know, therefore we must submit our minds to its exalted knowledge.
It is no such thing however and those who believe it is have fallen into the folly of Pride of Mind.
It seems we have forgotten that this world, the entire cosmos-—its elements, dark matter, quarks and all else-—is passing away and will ultimately be subjected to a cleansing fire just prior to its renewal. In this light natural science in its many permutations is but knowledge of this world and cosmos in its present but passing state, and while this knowledge has its uses while we are in this world during the time allotted to each man and woman, it is not knowledge that can comfort the soul. It cannot save and deliver the soul.
It is a tragic sign of our inverted age that natural science is elevated over ‘knowledge that saves’-—theology in general and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in particular who warned us to strive to enter in at the strait gate (Luke 13: 24)
It is no such thing however and those who believe it is have fallen into the folly of Pride of Mind.
Who's Pride is on the line here because the whole world's scientific community won't bow to their personal religous beliefs?