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Ah yes the old fallacy: science or spirituality. Obviously can’t have both as that would require more complicated thought processes than you can fathom. This is
by newbamboo 4y ago
Ah yes the old fallacy: science or spirituality. Obviously can’t have both as that would require more complicated thought processes than you can fathom. This is a common stumbling block for fledgling minds. Reality is, our best scientists were and to a large extent continue to be Christians. But be dumb and feel superior all you want. You will have plenty of company. Meanwhile, my company will be these people:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christians_in_science_and_technology https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christians_in_scienc...
- gridspy 4y agoCareful. Remember the best gig for scientific funding in the past was to sign up with the church. It's like posting a wiki entry of those who have tenure at major universities and claiming it's because those people believe in universities.
- newbamboo 4y agoNewton and the others were faking it to get “funding”? I’ll assume you’re joking.
- gridspy 4y agoIndoctrination is a powerful thing. Perhaps they even believed or wanted to believe themselves. It takes real effort to push back against the disinformation of the day.
- newbamboo 4y agoThese are people you and everyone else should be familiar with. Their beliefs are well documented. No need for “perhaps.” They’ve written eloquently about their beliefs and an intellectually curious, or merely open minded person, can benefit from exploring those thoughts and ideas. It’s not something to cower in fear of. When people who are more intelligent espouse strongly held beliefs that you don’t understand, that’s a good time to ask more questions rather than close your mind and stop reading.