Scientists ( not science ) tend to hate anything they can’t explain without religious connotations. Anything unknown by science is often considered religious in nature. The problem being that most scientists start with the premise that there is NO GOD and that everything can be explained naturally and scientifically however man has failed miserably in doing so.
Keesha, although there are many things in your note that are inviting responses, I'll restrict mine to your first paragraph, otherwise this will turn into an encyclopedia.
Where did you get the idea that scientists "hate" anything? Hate is totally irrelevant to scientific inquiry. And actually, some scientists are religious. Scientists freely and often announce that at the
present time, something or other is "unknown." That does not mean they hate it, or that religion has anything to do with it. If the cause of something is unknown, that is all it means: it is unknown.
Someday it probably will be understood, if we don't wipe ourselves out first.
I have never heard or read any scientist saying that everything can be explained scientifically. Only physical phenomena can be so explained. The philosophical underpinnings, if they exist, are outside
of the realm of science. Philosophy (you can call it religion) does not even come into the picture, from the point of view of science. It only becomes a conflict when some people are so afraid to have
their old misunderstandings shaken up that they create an enemy out of science, in the name of religion. The Bible has lots of wisdom; it also has lots of nonsense, as it was written at a time where
many physical phenomena were not understood at all. So then you have a battle between science and ignorance. Example: the people who still insist that the earth is about 5,000 years old and was created in 6 days.
About your statement that the discovery of black holes was incorrect, where in the world did you ever get that idea? For an eye-opening explanation of black holes, and they are truly astounding, see if you can find the series "How the Universe Works" on the Discovery channel. It's absolutely fascinating, and has one entire episode on black holes, explaining how we know they are there (billions of them!) and how they work.
Saying that something is true merely because science can't demonstrate that it isn't, is false reasoning. We can always get back to our old friend, the Tooth Fairy. Most sane people, over the age of 6 or so, do not believe in her, although science has not proven that she does not exist. Anyone claiming that there is some sort of consciousness after death has the burden of proof that this is so;
it is not up to the scientists to prove that it isn't. The burden of proof is always on the person making the assertion, not the person saying, "Why should I believe it? Prove it!"
