If you're talking about being our saviour from religion, I think having a strong scientific influence in our society will make a measurable impact on how religious we are as a nation. If you're asking will science save us from destroying ourselves, I don't think anyone will know until it happens or doesn't happen. As it stands right now, as optimistic as I try to be, I can only say it doesn't look good. Especially with climate deniers running our country and people who will sell the good of our future for the good of the now.
Foresight we have, we have the foresight to know fracking causes issues with our water supply, we have the foresight to know dumping toxic waste into our atmosphere and oceans has serious long term ramifications. But the question becomes are we going to stop. So far the answer is no.
Lets put it this way, if an asteroid was screaming toward Earth, I would have more confidence in a science based plan (say like actually doing something to try and save the planet) than I would in a plan that required people to get on their knees and pray. Science would save us long before religion would.
I think it was "God" who gave us dominion over the earth, and science that has been trying to enlighten us to the fact that we are just one more species competeing for survival. The fact that the god given dominion thinkers have used the gifts of science to compete more has just hastened the time when we out run our resources. As for being our saviour, I seriously doubt that we can be "saved" from ourselves.
Science has the power to be our 'savior' if and only if we can convince people to accept the process. I don't like being negative, but the picture is bleak.
As I said, atheist, the picture is bleak. On the other hand, that is not a reason to not try. You know the old saw: He who does nothing deserves whatever he gets.
I agree with evidentialist - well said. Science will work if we can get over ourselves and our egos. People have to accept the process and want constructive change, not just to hold onto power or stick their heads in the sand and pretend nothing is happening.
considering that the earth has only about 800 million years left as a life supporting planet (or at least life as we would recognise it now) then without science and technology we are doomed. can science save us, yes, will science save us, probably not, we're a fairly stupid species who constantly ignore facts in favour of our own preconceptions an biases.
What do you mean by savior? Savior from what?
Science, yes! If it's not too late! The more people understand their effects on the world, the more we can change things around. I've seen religion make people desensitized to the world's problems. It promises heaven, paradise or a future where "good" humans won't have to answer for the way earth is being ruined. That way they don't have to be all too concerned with the direction we are headed as long as "God" will save them.