(July 16, 2019 at 4:17 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(July 16, 2019 at 4:02 pm)Shell B Wrote: It's odd how quite clever people can be religious, but there are plenty of them. They just don't apply those smarts to their beliefs.
I've never understood how some scientists like Hawking got it but Ben Carson still chalks his skills up to a sky hero.
I can't do a fraction to save my life. But I do get the simple reality that we know a hell of a lot more now than we did in antiquity. The only thing I can think is that even with the Christian or Jew or Hindu or Buddhist who accepts parts of science, but freak out when you point out the conflicts science has with their respective religions, I still think it it is primal psychological fear of being finite.
I think it boils down to preference. If you find comfort or even a fun excuse to persecute, and that's your thing, you will "believe" no matter how intelligent you are.
