Friday, January 06, 2006

Pay No Attention To The Salamander

Interesting article, chock full of interesting quotes.

The article begins with this quote:

“The confrontation between science and formal religion will come to an end when the role played by science in the lives of all people is the same played by religion today. What if we appropriated the craft, the artistry, the methods of formal religion to get the message across? Imagine 'Einstein's Witnesses' going door to door or TV evangelists passionately espousing the beauty of evolution.” -- planetary scientist Carolyn Porco

Yes. It is what Science demands.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Christianity, of course, has simpler and more humane demands: when Ariel Sharon suffers a serious stroke, we should recognize it not as a tragedy for him, his family and Israel but as retribution from God for "dividing God's land."

Matteo said...

Don't be so lame, Michael. Pat Robertson speaks for no one, and your comments are generally a lot smarter than this.

Anonymous said...

Why do you expect apparently militant atheists to speak for religious people any more than Pat Robertson speaks for sane religious people? On the Internet, it is quiet easy to find a walking talking strawman to argue against.