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Is science a religion? Or is it the polar opposite of religion, a belief in empiricism over dogma? This thorny issue has theorists' heads in a spin, because science and religion are both systems of thought with rich literatures and traditions, both (supposedly) dedicated to discovering the real truth behind reality. And yet their methods are polar opposites, one seeks truth through "revealed kno…