Religious dogma's are established opinions. Doctrines of theology and/or religion, formally stated and authorititatively proclaimed by a church. Believers can only accept them, not discuss, change, or upgrade them.
In science there are no dogma's : everything is open to discussion, to check and test, to change and upgrade. And Objective Supported Evidence is at the basis of that process.
Frequently I see statements here in posts like :
- In science, theories are abandoned when they conflict with reality.
- Ask any scientist... if something better comes along they will abandon their current view in a heartbeat.
Such statements can never be made by persons who have a good idea of the Scientific method. They are completely misrepresenting the reality and the Scientific method, as they suggest that science is unreliable because of that checking, changing, and upgrading.
And always they are made by people who stand behind loads of religious dogma's.
A rather hypocrite position, of course !
Note that in science a Theory is as near as one can go to reality, and unlike what we mean with a theory in normal daily life (which in science carries the name (hypo) thesis : something between a claim and a Theory).
From me you may believe whatever suits you. But why not support your own world view or discuss the positives and negatives of your own views, instead of attacking by misrepresentation any opposing views?
For me religious dogma seems a strong negative, as it stiffles any debate on the real basis of and for belief and religion.
For me the Scientific Method is a great good, as it ensures that the current position in any scientific position is as near as possible to the latest available, checked, and tested information.
So what is better , more reliable, and more honest ???
A world view based on beyond-discussion dogmatic claims?
or
A world view based on one or more scientifically tested and re-checked thesis and Theories?
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