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“Science has empirical means to logical ends and religion has non-empirical means to logical ends.” Comment.

  • UPSC 2013, 2010
  • Religion and Society

The statement uses the language of action theory. It says science and religion share rational ends, like health, rain, success or order, but differ in their means. Science relies on means that can be observed and tested; religion relies on means such as prayer, ritual and sacrifice, whose link to the end cannot be tested.

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