The Price of #Dogma: #Religion's Impact on #Freedom and Progress
Russell Bell
Independent Scholar
Date Written: September 27, 2025
Abstract
This article argues that #religiousinstitutions function as systems of #socialcontrol rather than #spiritualguides, deploying #psychological mechanisms of #fear and #dependency to maintain #authority while resisting #scientificprogress and #humanautonomy.
Flat Earth theory was a reasonable observation for its time but is "wrong enough to be discarded in favor of the spherical Earth theory." Asimov highlights the distinction between explainable inaccuracy (historical flat-Earth) and simple delusion (modern flat-Earthism). Modern flat-Earthism is a regression. #FlatEarth #ScienceHistory #DelusionVsInaccuracy #ScientificProgress
Matter for Thought - Timeless insights for Modern Physics
"But each succeeding year augments our experimental powers ; the invention of improved methods enables us to renew our methods with a greater chance of success."
👨🔬Quote by John Tyndall, Irish physicist
📚Source: Heat as a Mode of Motion (1874)
#ScientificProgress #BetterMethods #ExperimentalSetup #AdvancingScience #Physics
Ah, because nothing screams scientific progress like fleeing en masse due to border paranoia 🤡. Meanwhile, Nature.com advises to upgrade your browser from the Stone Age—because that's the real issue here, right? 🖥️✨
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01636-5 #scientificprogress #borderparanoia #upgradeyourbrowser #techhumor #Naturecom #HackerNews #ngated
Oh, the irony! 🌈 Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of color by poking at photoreceptors, but their groundbreaking article hides behind a #JavaScript and cookie wall. Because who needs scientific progress when you have browser settings to conquer? 🍪🔒
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu1052 #scientificprogress #irony #colorphotoreceptors #cookiewall #researchchallenges #HackerNews #ngated
🚀🔭 Breaking news! Hubble captures pretty lights on a gas giant! 🌌🪐 Because nothing screams scientific progress like playing intergalactic photographer with taxpayer money. 📸✨ Surely the universe is impressed. 🙄
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-captures-vivid-auroras-in-jupiters-atmosphere/ #HubbleNews #GasGiant #Astronomy #Photography #ScientificProgress #IntergalacticExploration #HackerNews #ngated
The National Institute of Head-in-Sand strikes again! 🎩🪄 By "streamlining" peer reviews, they've discovered the magic formula for scientific progress: fewer experts. 🧙♂️🔮 Just disable your logic and enable your browser settings! 🚫🧠
https://www.science.org/content/article/nih-will-eliminate-many-peer-review-panels-and-lay-some-scientists-overseeing-them #NationalInstituteOfHeadInSand #peerReview #ScientificProgress #fewerExperts #DisableLogic #EnableBrowserSettings #HackerNews #ngated
What Happens When Science Stops - Medscape - February 14, 2025 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/what-happens-when-science-stops-2025a10003yl #research #Forschung #science #Wissenschaft #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #ResearchCuts #ScientificProgress
Biocurators should be seen as democratization agents, critical to scientific progress and AI application. Their deep domain knowledge, data science skills, and collaborative approach are invaluable. #ScientificProgress #AIFuture /cc @biocurator
Day One of the #PKUGlobe23 Conference on #ScientificProgress was fascinating. Many thanks to the speakers!
Sadly, missed day two, but looking forward to day three on the patient experience -> https://gener8.eventsair.com/pkuglobe23/
#Sepiapterin #SLC6A19Blockers #CRISPRGeneEditing #mRNATherapy #LivingWithPKU #PKU
Just returned from the mind-blowing #OpenSourceScience event! It was an eye-opening experience exploring the vast world of Open-Source Software (OSS), from data analysis tools to simulation software! The event showcased how OSS drives scientific knowledge forward and fosters a collaborative, inclusive community! Witnessed the passion of volunteers and the importance of diverse funding sources #OSS #ScientificProgress #CollaborativeCommunity #OpenSourceSoftware
#JimHolt - What are #Breakthroughs in #Science ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLbQtJRk0Mw&ab_channel=CloserToTruth
#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfScience #PhilosophyOfPhysics #Physics #ScientificProgress #FoundationsOfPhysics #GR #GeneralRelativity #QM #QuantumMechanics #QuantumPhysics #ManyWorlds #Determinism #HilbertSpace #HiddenVariables #Consciousness #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn
#JohnHeilbron - #Epistemology - How Do We #Know What We Know?
There isn't a whole lot of '#traditional' epistemology done in the course of this #conversation but it's interesting nonetheless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jSeQhqPc4g&ab_channel=CloserToTruth
#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfScience #Knowledge #Science #ScientificKnowledge #ScientificProgress #Measurement #Calculation #Math #Maths #Mathematics #Accuracy #Models #Theories #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn
Scott Milner points out - #Newton didn’t frame #hypotheses. Why should we?
Voices in the biosciences community have questioned this exclusive focus on hypothesis-driven #research, even as the mania spreads to the physical sciences. Allow me to add my voice. Evaluating grant proposals is hard, but shoehorning every proposal into the language of hypothesis testing benefits neither the prospective grantee nor the evaluator. It can also hinder #scientificprogress.
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.3.20180424a/full/
#SabineHossenfelder - What are #Breakthroughs in #Physics ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpHXJfx9V6M&ab_channel=CloserToTruth
#PhilosophyOfScience #PhilosophyOfPhysics #Science #StandardModel #TheStandardModel #ScientificProgress #FoundationsOfPhysics #UnifiedTheory #UnifiedTheories #GR #GeneralRelativity #QM #QuantumMechanics #QuantumPhysics #Superposition #QuantumGravity #StringTheory #MOND #GUT #MeasurementProblem #CloserToTruth #RobertKuhn
