>>12645562And now your own words validate the words of the poster you replied to.
Science is the newest religion, its continued existence being validation for its continued existence, even if its mysteries are too deep and profound to be digested by the masses. You defend what you do not understand, because of what you assume it be, like a Christian defends the Church, because of the promise of eternal salvation.
The mathematician speaks of higher dimensions, ineffable quantities, and bizarre topological spaces like the priest used to speak of angels, demon, and circles of hell, when the reality of it all is much more mundane. The mathematician is shielded from criticism by the fact that he is certainly describing something, but even religious figures are an allegory for real life, complicated by taking them as more real than they really are.
