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@Lemminary@lemmy.world

2026-01-02 04:07 UTC

Science did not lead to eugenics. People used a young science as an excuse to advance their ideals by willingly misinterpreting genetics. Also, atom bombs are arguably more technology than science, and technology is rather neutral with its purpose. Religion also builds food pantries, wells, and hospitals. Do they, though? A woman called churches for baby formula and the majority of churches weren’t very cooperative. Also, even if the religious build hospitals, who’s to say they won’t follow some insane creed like Mother Teresa did, who willingly let people suffer because she believed that suffering led people to God? Not to mention that a lot of religious ideas tend to make people worse off, like denying blood transfusions with Jehovah’s Witnesses, or so many other topics that leave people out of proper care like objecting to abortions and IVF, prioritizing faith healing over evidence-based medicine, historical opposition to preventative medicine like vaccines, etc. More often than not, religion seems to get in the way of major health interests. What religion does do is build community, and communities come together to provide for necessities like community wells, but even an absolutely secular community would build a well. I think it’s a little undeserving to give so much credit to religion.

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  • @gedaliyah@lemmy.world 2026-01-02 04:36

    Science doesn’t take anecdotes. Most food pantries and beds for the homeless in the USA are faith based. Here are the scientific papers that show it. A descriptive analysis of food pantries in twelve American states: hours of operation, faith-based affiliation, and location Assessing the Faith-Based Response to Homelessness in America: Findings from Eleven Cities

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