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Reply to "Francis Collins NIH Scientist and Born Again Christian"

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Originally posted by LMM:
How did I miss this? Science and religion together, as it should be.


"As it should be"? Seriously?

Science is and should remain firmly agnostic. The instant the supernatural is inserted into science, it becomes pseudoscience and makes a mockery of the scientific method.

That said, who gives a dang what his political or religions views are? All we should care about is his ability to perform good science. I have some doubts that an "evangelical" Christian can be head of an organization dedicated to science. In fact, I just can't wrap my head around someone that is "evangelical" and a renowned scientists. The two modes of thinking are simply incompatible in my humble opinion.

. . . OK, I just Googled the guy and his religious views seem more in line with agnosticism or deism a view that I once shared. That isn't "evangelical" as I know the term. Perhaps I am guilty of assuming an "evangelical" is a bible-thumping literalistic, bloviator that stands on the corner condemning people to hell.

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