Relevance of origins to modern science

That's kinda like asking if a white tablecloth is black or not... Its just another piece of the pie. Science tries to figure out what it can, origins is just another thing its working on. I don't see why not? You got any reason to suggest otherwise? So that we are accurately mapping the territory. Its just to be thorough and there's no reason to stop. Well, do you know how baby animals come to exist? They are offspring of their parent animals. Animals come from animals. If you follow then lines backwards, you're going to funnel up into the tree back to a common ancestors of whatever two animals you're looking at.There's no other way for animals to get here except from other animals so it only makes sense that if you go back far enough then they're all related. How else could it be?

Yeah but.... fuck 'em. Meh, I don't see how that it matters? I have no idea. But I don't see the relevance either?

Huh? Its not scientific at all Then you guess wrong. The goal of studying is to learn. You don't know me. You judge too quickly and based on what? Because I typed a naughty word No, its not a cop-out. That's just the way science is performed: Its an empirical evidence-based approach. Its why science has been kicking so much ass. If it ain't got evidence then it'll remain ignored. It doesn't matter what kind of fancy nonsense you want to make up and believe in.And you know what: an empirical evidence based approach works extremely well and is the best we've ever have.

I forgive you. Well, look at the context:

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Well, do you know how baby animals come to exist? They are offspring of their parent animals. Animals come from animals. If you follow then lines backwards, you're going to funnel up into the tree back to a common ancestors of whatever two animals you're looking at.
There's no other way for animals to get here except from other animals so it only makes sense that if you go back far enough then they're all related. How else could it be?

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I guess that may be true. If Science tries to answer the origin questions, does that not challenge the beliefs held by people?

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Yeah but.... fuck 'em.

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Challenging the beliefs held by people should in no way whatsoever get in the way of science trying to answer any questions. To even stiffle scientific progress in the slightest bit because of trying to be sensitive towards people's beliefs is utterly ridiculous and should be avoided at all cost.So yeah, fuck 'em. Stay out of the way and let science progress. Truth is true and nothing should stand in its way. Unless those beliefs have empirical evidence for them, then yes, from a scientific perspective I think they should be totally disregarded. Otherwise, while they may be interesting to hear or think about, they'll only get in the way and slow us down. There's nothing wrong with profanity and it can get a point across quite effectively. Man answers to man. Scientifically, that's the only way we have any evidence for whatsoever. Tricky? Sure. That's why it takes years and years of study to figure things out.But you know what? It works. I mean, here we are, like, 14,000 kilometers away from each other and we're directly communicating almost instantly. This wonderful technology we have is based on that tricky inference upon inference that you're berating. For Christ's sake, there's people orbiting the planet in a space station right now... and its based on that tricky inference upon inference.There's no reason to think that, because it challenges your beliefs, that other aspect of scientific research might be totally wrong.You should have your beliefs challenged. And when they don't hold up to scrutiny, and when they have evidence against them, you should change them.The truth is true. Disregarding it because you believe something else is a terrible folly.

That's exactly what I meant.I didn't mean that we should say "Fuck them!", like they're assholes. Like: Fuck those jerks!I meant it like: "Meh, *shrugs*, fuck 'em.Like this:In response to: "But your research is challenging people's beliefs" Let "bowling" = "continue to do science"