Yes, science and religion are not compatible. But not just Christianity, ALL religions.
If you hear anyone argue that most people believe, while true, that is not because any god is real, it is because humans find it easier to go with social norms, than it is to question. And it is an easy way to escape facing our finite existence.
The God Delusion, explains in evolutionary terms why our species gap fills. Our species perceptions of reality are notoriously flawed.
Victor Stenger's "God The Failed Hypothesis" and " The New Atheism"(especially this), explain why science does have something to say about god.
There is not one religion that when it cannot debunk religion, will try to co opt it. There is no "separate but equal", that attitude is not coming from science, that well intended empathy is coming from our species sense of fairness. Fairness is a mater of law. In a controlled lab with testing and falsification and peer review, the objective is to go where the evidence leads, not where we want it to go.
If you hear anyone argue that most people believe, while true, that is not because any god is real, it is because humans find it easier to go with social norms, than it is to question. And it is an easy way to escape facing our finite existence.
The God Delusion, explains in evolutionary terms why our species gap fills. Our species perceptions of reality are notoriously flawed.
Victor Stenger's "God The Failed Hypothesis" and " The New Atheism"(especially this), explain why science does have something to say about god.
There is not one religion that when it cannot debunk religion, will try to co opt it. There is no "separate but equal", that attitude is not coming from science, that well intended empathy is coming from our species sense of fairness. Fairness is a mater of law. In a controlled lab with testing and falsification and peer review, the objective is to go where the evidence leads, not where we want it to go.
