Science Has Journals Where Theories and Evidence Are Published and Disputed

[MineralMan]

Religion has Apologetics, in which specious, circular arguments are offered to deal with its contradictions.

Science is based on the concept of fallibility, with every theory subject to falsification through evidence.
Religion is based on infallibility of scriptures written thousands of years ago. No evidence exists nor is invited.

Significant discoveries in science are rewarded with a Nobel Prize.
Significant discoveries in religion do not occur, since religions are static systems.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

1. Science doesn't completely fall apart when it is "wrong"

In fact, science wants to make sure that something is correct. If something in religion is proven wrong, it is like a house of cards that needs to be protected from collapse. It's sometimes fun (and usually sad) to watch people protect that house of cards. My favorite: well that's a metaphor.

[Act_of_Reparation]

2. To be completely fair, neither does religion.

When, for example, we proved the Earth was not created in seven days 4,000 years ago, the religionists decided the Genesis creation story(ies) were never meant to be taken literally in the first place.

[MineralMan]

4. Apologetics at work.

When religious beliefs are proven wrong by science, apologetics finds a way to explain why it is still correct, because...circular arguments.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

5. Oh, of course. Except the parts that are, of course.

It's the moveable goal posts of metaphor.

[Major Nikon]

6. The best part about inventing unfalsifiable ideas is you get to profit from them now

It really doesn't matter if they are falsifiable well into the future because you are already dead and gone and it isn't as if anyone is going to want their money back. It's really a testament (pardon the pun) to gullibility when parts of your claims are proven false and people still buy the rest of them completely unfazed with the proof of the scam.

[MineralMan]

3. That's absolutely true, and is, in fact, the strength of the scientific method.