"thank science" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-thank science.wav
Etymology: Constructed as a secular alternative to thank God, with the intent of emphasizing that modern conveniences are the product of human sciences such as engineering, medicine, etc., rather than divine action.
  1. (Internet slang) Used to express gratitude or relief. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-thank_science-en-intj-by3ctHaQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        {
          "ref": "2010, Stuart Evans, Billion Dollar House Party review, Drum Media, 30 September 2010, page 28",
          "text": "Thank science for UK production monarch DJ Deekline."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010 October, Tristan Dickison, “Godfucked”, in Cipher, Colorado College, page 30:",
          "text": "The remorseless would-be bomber of Times Square, Faisal Shahzad, left his suburban life with a wife and young children to train at a terrorist camp in Pakistan and to learn (not very well, thank science!) how to make car bombs.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Denise Rossetti, The Dark Rose, Berkley, →ISBN:",
          "text": "“And there's a blast door I can close behind us. Thank Science.”",
          "type": "quote"
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        "Used to express gratitude or relief."
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          "gratitude",
          "gratitude#English"
        ],
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          "relief",
          "relief#English"
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        "(Internet slang) Used to express gratitude or relief."
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          "ref": "2010, Stuart Evans, Billion Dollar House Party review, Drum Media, 30 September 2010, page 28",
          "text": "Thank science for UK production monarch DJ Deekline."
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          "text": "The remorseless would-be bomber of Times Square, Faisal Shahzad, left his suburban life with a wife and young children to train at a terrorist camp in Pakistan and to learn (not very well, thank science!) how to make car bombs.",
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