Quote Originally Posted by denuseri View Post
Thats just like arguing for the abolishment of all science becuase people have been harmed by some of it's fruits Thorne.
Not quite. Most of the examples in that link happened because people used religion to justify doing harm to others, or at least to justify not helping others. But in some cases it is an entire religion which is harming people. The Catholic Church recently told the Catholics of Africa that use of condoms was forbidden because it helps to spread AIDS when in reality the opposite is true. Condom use significantly reduces the spread of AIDS. The Church, however, is more concerned with the possibility of the condoms promoting promiscuity. It's irrelevant to them that hundreds of thousands will die of AIDS, as long as they don't fuck anyone before they do it. That's not only harmful, it's criminal.

Yes, people can abuse science, too. No question. But there is no concerted effort by scientists to harm people, no twisting of scientific truth to keep people ignorant. Doctors aren't heading into Haiti to kidnap children, or to distribute solar powered bibles.