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Guys like Freud and Jung are much closer to the truth than guys like the Pope or Pat Robertson. You think psychology has no basis in empirical science?Freud and Jung (Freud especially) have little grounding in empirical science. Freud specifically rejected positivism and his theories, while influential, are no longer considered valid. And Jung, while his ideas have proven mostly sound, also had a particularly anti-science streak. A good deal of psychology most certainly has empirical grounding and solid research behind it. But not all psychology is created equal.
What contradiction? Facts versus faith.I was referring to your statement that science can explain everything in the universe. Perhaps science can. But isn't it taking to an extreme (or maybe even taking a leap of faith) to say that science can explain EVERYTHING out there, despite the vast unknowns in the universe around us and that beyond the near? I believe science is the best belief system because it supports its assertions with fact but perhaps there could exist things beyond the scope and extension of science. My point being: science can be dogmatic, too. It's not just religious zealots who take things on faith. I think most people believe in Einstein's theory of relativity, but how many of us understand the mathematical proof behind it? The vast, vast majority do not. Yet we believe in it (even if it is somewhat counterintuitive) because big smart scientists told us it was so.
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