RE: Christianity compatible with atheism
October 1, 2011 at 6:45 pm
(This post was last modified: October 1, 2011 at 6:45 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
Quote:Well, I certainly understand being disenfranchised with religion, I'm pretty much there myself, but isn't it a tad harsh to say that an individual person can't believe in Jesus and appreciate science at the same time?
Yes,a fatuous thing to say. However, in my experience, it's highly unlikely such a person will allow science,evidence or reason to challenge those beliefs. If he did he would cease holding them.
Quote:Science doesn't make any value judgments.
Ideally,no it does not,but scientists do all the time,what with being human beings.. Ideally science draws inferences from facts,such as evolution,heliocentricity, gravity.
As important,science declines to draw inferences from lack of facts. .EG the veracity of any religious text.
Holders of faith-based dogma get their panties all out of focus all when science contradicts dogma. Their invariable response is to claim the science is wrong..