Do you think Science and Religion can co-exist in a society?

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Some may be interested in the following.... and checking your facts.

http://strangenotions.com/gods-philosophers/

I wondered when someone would post that.
Thirty years after Benjamin Franklin's lightening conductor was universally adopted by the smart folk, church bell ringers throughout Europe were still being electrocuted. What does Tim O'Neill have to say?
Could it be that:
a) The lightening conductor didn't work in Germany?
b) The catholic church said lightening was the work of demons?

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