> Science is like a religion: if something can't be measured, it is not real in the name of science.
That's exactly why science is not at all like a religion: "can be measured" really just means "affects the real world". If something affects the real world (and that includes the human mind), it can be studied using scientific methods. If it doesn't, well... what's the point?
As for chemotherapy, yes, most of it is really nasty stuff that can kill you (and in gruesome ways, too). But cancer is really nasty stuff that will kill you in gruesome ways. That's the only reason why such dangerous therapies with really bad side effects are used - because sometimes they're the only thing that can keep you alive. Quite often actually, though it may not feel that way at the time.
That's exactly why science is not at all like a religion: "can be measured" really just means "affects the real world". If something affects the real world (and that includes the human mind), it can be studied using scientific methods. If it doesn't, well... what's the point?
As for chemotherapy, yes, most of it is really nasty stuff that can kill you (and in gruesome ways, too). But cancer is really nasty stuff that will kill you in gruesome ways. That's the only reason why such dangerous therapies with really bad side effects are used - because sometimes they're the only thing that can keep you alive. Quite often actually, though it may not feel that way at the time.