Is Science our new religion?

Browsing through my favourite blog subscriptions this morning, i came across a post about a hacker that was in a motorbike accident and lost his finger. What did he do about it? Why, he got a prosthetic finger made with a USB flash drive in it, naturally. Although it looks kind of odd, i think its a pretty brilliant idea. Ever needed to send documents or pictures fast but forgot your thumb drive at home? Ever wanted to trade files with someone, be it music (legally people, legally) or videos (again, legally), but didn't have access to a disk you could store it all on? What about some secret documents? Nobody would suspect you of carrying them in your finger, right? (Unless they looked at it properly, the hardware is clearly visible but that can be sorted out)

Is science the new religion? Is technology becoming the most important thing to us? Being a supposed christian (i only call myself one when its appropriate, just to save face, but really, im not) i don't care much for all the religious things. For me, sadly, technology is more interesting. Science is more logical than a book about stories that can't be proven. Take our USB-Finger friend for example. He made the most out of his accident with what? Technology. Instead of just a prosthetic finger that's just, well, a prosthetic finger, he upped the ante and made it even more functional.

I don't mean to offend anyone, but while most would resort to prayer for the healing of someone, scientists are working on other methods. Just look how life expectancy (in the developed countries, sadly) has increased since the dark ages. A man who was once blind is now almost able to see after being given an eyeball. Sure he can't see clearly, but its a start. An eye transplant! Did you ever imagine it?

What I'm getting at is, could science be the beginning of the end of religion? I feel everyday less and less people believe in whatever God or whatever faith they have, especially the younger generations. It just doesn't seem to fit in the world anymore. A book thousands of years old is starting to show its age. Personally, i've never heard a story about someone praying for sight and then having it restored. If i did, i would be very skeptical about it. And here is a man who i'm sure didn't pray, but hey, he can almost see. And why is this so important? Because we can PROVE how he was able to see. We know the methods and techniques implemented into restoring his sight.

Call me sacrilegious but the truth is the truth. So i put it to you. Lets have a debate. Will science take over as an alternative to religion? Comment please cos its really made me think seeing more and more stories about how technology is changing and shaping our lives.

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