> on things outside his field (for example he's got a big problem with Christianity) For a hard scientist, that's almost a given. He'd be a lousy hard scientis

> on things outside his field (for example he's got a big problem with Christianity) For a hard scientist, that's almost a given. He'd be a lousy hard scientist if he didn't have a big problem with it (both when it comes to internal contradictions and in the mismatch with the real world).