On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Jim Davis wrote: ... > In short science and religion are only compatible as long as you're willing > to make compromises to one or the other. Many people - even some faiths - > can, many can't.
What do you mean by compromise? Personally, my "faith" mixes quite will with my "science". But I do have a "Super God" (infallible, omni-everything, ununderstandable as a whole, as any good god would be, etc.), which doesn't have any problem with anything, so... well, there is just no reason for my yin to fight my yang, as it were. The "two" ideas have always jived (because "two" is an illusion, sorta... yep, it's like nailing jello to a vibrator, I know). Probably having loose definitions (or rigid ones, depending on your perspective) help. ... > You're making a "God of the Gaps" argument (God is in the unknown) - and > that works very for many, many people. I like the "God is everywhere" argument, personally. What's that Einstein quote about seeing the face of God in an ant or some-such? Again, *my* god is kick-ass. Has god-like kick-assedness attributes, you see. =] > But it really doesn't say anything about the very real issues surrounding > the inability for science and (some) religion to come to terms. Science and Religion are flip sides of the same coin. They don't have to be at odds with each other. They really seem complimentary, to me. But it's all about perspective tho, I reckon. Force be with you, =dEn -- The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. Francis Bacon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:288417 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
