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Hi All:
Thank you all for your suggestions with regard to good texts for a
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On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Sarah Frias-Torres
sfrias_tor...@hotmail.com wrote:
Science is based on fact.
Religion is based on faith.
They don't mix.
These statements, and some others that have come up, show how narrowly
religion has come to be defined in western cultures. In America,
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Certainly one can be a religious scientist, so long as one's areas of
interest do not overlap. I see no reason why a chemist or hydodynamicist
could not believe in creation, but for a biologist or geologist it would be
more difficult, and for a paleontologist pretty well impossible.
James
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Perhaps a chemist or hydrodynamicist could believe in creationism, but it would
require suspension of reason on their parts. Some people partition their
mental constructs so that what would be irrational in one context is allowed in
another. A larger fraction of engineers and physicians, and
I disagree with the statement 'If you've ever said I don't know why this
works but I trust it does, that is faith.' In my posting I wrote 'The
underlying issue is whether we base our opinions (I deliberately avoid the
word beliefs) on rational evidence or on beliefs with no logical
I am not clear what a literal truth is, and I cannot dispute the common
argument that evolution is just a theory -- theories are all we have, there
is no such thing as a proven scientific fact. But given the number of people
(according to some polls, a majority of Americans) whose religious
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William, please name a religion that cannot accommodate the view that
science trumps scripture when it comes to literal truth. To do so, I think
you would have to define a religion narrowly, selecting a particular
school of thought from within a religion and labeling that branch a
religion.
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Especially given the generally taboo nature of the subject, I am greatly
impressed with the quality of the discourse. It is nourishing rather than
debilitating, refreshing, not intoxicating. I still have a lot more reading and
considering to do on the previous posts, but will
I agree with Mr. Sibley. It would be impossible for each of us to weigh all of
the evidence available on every issue and come up with our own rational
conclusions based on that evidence, independent of others. We just don't have
that much time. When we learn, we rely on teachers who give us
There seems to be some misunderstanding of terminology. The word
'Theory in colloquial usage is akin to an hypothesis. For this reason
many people engaged in science education have preferred to use the
terminology scientific theory
To be more clear it should be understood that scientific
I think any disagreement I have with what you're saying is a matter of
splitting semantic hairs. Wayne's original point had to do with the
conflict between dogmatic religion and science, and there's definitely a
conflict. You're right that religious dogma (and other non-rational
beliefs) often
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Science and religion are indeed compatible,
providing that people do not use the ideas and methodologies of one to override
or undermine the other. An open mind for a different view goes a long way, and
as Aristotle said, It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to
entertain an idea without
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