Science has only two things to contribute to religion: an analysis of the evolutionary, cultural, and psychological basis for believing things that aren't true, and a scientific disproof of some of faith's claims (e.g., Adam and Eve, the Great Flood). Religion has nothing to contribute to science, and science is best off staying as far away from faith as possible. The "constructive dialogue" between science and faith is, in reality, a destructive monologue, with science making all the good points, tearing down religion in the process.
Evolution tells us where we came from, not where we can go. - Jerry A. Coyne
Evolution tells us where we came from, not where we can go.
- Jerry A. Coyne
In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice. - Jerry A. Coyne
In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice.
Theology is the post hoc rationalization of what you want to believe. - Jerry A. Coyne
Theology is the post hoc rationalization of what you want to believe.
The biogeographic evidence for evolution is now so powerful that I have never seen a creationist book, article, or lecture that has tried to refute i… - Jerry A. Coyne
The biogeographic evidence for evolution is now so powerful that I have never seen a creationist book, article, or lecture that has tried to refute i…
Faith is a padlock of the mind, and few keys can open it. - Jerry A. Coyne
Faith is a padlock of the mind, and few keys can open it.
If the history of science teaches us anything, it is that what conquers our ignorance is research, not giving up and attributing our ignorance to the… - Jerry A. Coyne
If the history of science teaches us anything, it is that what conquers our ignorance is research, not giving up and attributing our ignorance to the…
If the history of science shows us anything, it is that we get nowhere by labeling our ignorance “God”. - Jerry A. Coyne
If the history of science shows us anything, it is that we get nowhere by labeling our ignorance “God”.
There is no horror, no amount of evil in the world, that a true believer can't rationalize as consistent with a loving God. It's the ultimate way of … - Jerry A. Coyne
There is no horror, no amount of evil in the world, that a true believer can't rationalize as consistent with a loving God. It's the ultimate way of …
In the end theologians are jealous of science, for they are aware that it has greater authority than do their own ways of finding "truth": dogma, aut… - Jerry A. Coyne
In the end theologians are jealous of science, for they are aware that it has greater authority than do their own ways of finding "truth": dogma, aut…
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