(November 25, 2015 at 11:31 am)Whateverist the White Wrote: I don't think god belief is any where near as big an impediment to science as certainty is. It is motivated, willful assumptions based on our personal preferences which impede discovery. Of course god belief itself seems pretty motivated and willful, but for some at least it doesn't seem to get in the way of doing good science. Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Erwin Schrodinger and Werner Heisenberg seem to have done okay and were allegedly religious. But I do wonder just how these guys held their religious beliefs.
I don't see why it needs to be a problem at all? I went to a Catholic grade school. We learned science in science class lol. We learned evolution, etc. At that point in my life, I had no idea that any sort of conflict between religion and science even existed for some people. It's never been an issue for me.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
