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- From: ande@sierra.com (Ande Rychter)
- Subject: Re: Religion & Physics Don't Mix
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.183906.4904@sierra.com>
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- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 18:39:06 GMT
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- In <1992Oct30.090305.25085@fs7.ece.cmu.edu> John Snyder writes:
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- >>Indeed. But my "water and fire" comment did not imply any social reality.
- >>It is hardly difficult to understand why 90% of Americans are religious if
- >>you consider that 95% are scientifically illiterate. Incredible as it may
- >>seem, the equilibrium between science and religion appears to be shifting in
- >>favour of religion. -AR.
-
- >Then how do you explain the large number of people who are both scientists
- >and are religious? Surely there is a sizeable number of such people.
- >They apparently feel that science has important things to say about
- >some areas of life, and religion has important things to say about other
- >areas of life.
-
- I wouldn't try to explain this since I have no idea what the number of
- religious scientist is, nor do I know of a reputable study of this issue.
- My own guess (hope) is that the number is small. I personally consider
- the phrase "religious scientist" an oxymoron. -AR.
-