(October 13, 2024 at 11:10 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: The notion that theism and science are mutually exclusive doesn’t stand up to even the most casual scrutiny.
Boru
Might be mostly in the framing, though, as the question of whether theism and science are compatible may not be the same question as whether or not scientists can be theists. No more than the question is murder and decency compatible is some comment on whether or not a serial killer can love puppies and be well regarded by their community.
If the question is whether or not a personal and intervening deity is compatible with any of the contents of scientific discovery it's a pretty solid and very plain no. The whole thing is argued over as an abstraction when it isn't. The wizard in the sky made no mudmen or ribwomen.
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