How would you feel if someone said to you, "Hey... since you don't accept Thor why don't you stop using your computer! After all, you wouldn't have electricity if it weren't for the God of Lightning. Log off now and stop wasting my time!"
I bet you'd think that was a pretty stupid argument. I agree - it's a dumb argument because it presupposes something as true that is not known, namely that Thor is responsible for lightning and thereby electricity. Electricity could easily exist without Thor having been responsible, right? Ok, good.
So now you understand how I feel when someone says, "Hey! Since you don't accept science you should stop using your computer, never take penicillin or aspirin, and stop bothering us!"
Really that's the same argument, isn't it?
Plus it shows that the person is woefully ignorant of history. First of all, penicillin was first made by microorganisms. It is far more likely that we have God, Vishnu, or Allah to thank for penicillin than science. Secondly, aspirin is nothing more than the bark from a white willow tree and has been in use for centuries before science reared its ugly head on the scene.
Similarly there's no proof that science is responsible for computers, electricity or our understanding of them either. Science's main claim to fame is retroactively proclaiming people they agree with scientists while doing everything they can to sabotage them during their lives. A simple look at http://amasci.com/weird/vindac.html#list will give you an extensive list of those who have suffered thusly.
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