At 11:12 AM 11/2/03 -0800, Steve Schear wrote:

At 01:47 AM 11/2/2003 -0800, Major Variola (ret) wrote:

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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and

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to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Everything else is, of course, allowed. -Sunder

So, for those of us who worship science it looks like we're home free. It seems that such a religious bent isn't too far out. Both the recognized religions and scince fall within the academic category of philosophy. Both attempt to explain the nature of the world around us. Has there ever been a 'formal' attempt to legitimize science as a religion?

1. You might try "empirical gnostic" when dealing with lawyer types. 2. There's also the Church of Strong Cryptography. Its kind of uptight though, it has sins, even mental sins, like considering arithmetical methods of producing random digits. 3. Always remember that the 14th restricts not only Congress but State and local vermin. And everything they give money to.