(March 7, 2018 at 10:20 pm)Alexmahone Wrote: Isaac Newton, who practically invented physics and calculus, is easily one of the most intelligent people to have ever lived. But he was also a theologian and spent decades studying the bible, theology and church history. Why didn't he use his rationality to denounce Christianity and become an atheist? He lived before Darwin; is this sufficient to excuse his belief in the Christian god?
There are plenty of brilliant people around even today who are religiously devout. What of it? Having crackpot ideas in one area doesn't necessarily preclude one from doing good work in other areas - Francis Collins fairly leaps to mind.
Boru
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