People don't understand how similar science and religion are. Before this bureaucratic age, there was a similar process, just different domains. Where did the scientific process come from? From theology. People would have various and sundry mystical experiences. They were generally encouraged not to be too attached to these experiences- not to believe them but to wait. Did it conform with tradition (which includes scripture, a point that should be obvious, but is not in this age)? And is there truth to it- what is it's fruit? One has to be extra especially careful about this because sometimes even the truth can be used to ill effect.
Hubris can be fed, if nothing else...
But as I was driving home a few days ago, I thought about vaccines, and this unfortunate modern need for everybody to 'believe' this or that so we can all settle out on either side of an issue. Of course, this is retarded, and vaccines are a product. And I bet like many products that go into our bodies, an 'organic' product would probably sell well.
Because, in real life, the people aren't worried about their beliefs. They are worried about their children. It's the people who want to control us who care about whether or not we believe stuff.
These are similar processes, but now they are both being messed up. The scientific process and the theological one are now subsumed by this addiction to belief first.
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