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originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: Woodcarver
What you have just said is patently false.
It is not only Christians who utter such nonsene. There are plenty of fundamentalist atheists out there with the same personality problems that lead to ridiculous sentiments being expressed, without anything solid to back them. It is not a problem exclusive to the faithful.
As for ones faith helping to make a discovery, that is not how it works in the least. A persons faith keeps them rooted, that is what it is for. Faith is the way to operate the affairs of the spirit, and science the way to operate the affairs of physical existence. Both are necessary tool kits to posses, but used for entirely different things in life.
originally posted by: Woodcarver
a reply to: saint4God
It is my opinion that science and faith are irreconcilable. Science is the method of observing the world around you to better understand it and faith is the act of believing you understand something that cannot be observed.
Faith literally has no place in science. Or would you like to explain otherwise?
How does faith in a deity being help you to make discoveries?
Is all faith beneficial? Or just faith in your version of god?
originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: saint4God
No one has the right to say "one cannot be both a scientist, and a Christian". What an outrageous notion. Some of the most well known faces in the history of higher reasoning were proponents of one or another faith, as well as being capable of observing the physical reality of the universe. These are far from mutually exclusive positions...what rotten nonsense!
originally posted by: Woodcarver
Nobody except christians make the claim that people say that you cannot be a scientist and a christian.
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
While I'm not a woman of faith, I fully support your endeavors and I think its beautiful that you have you both. Don't let your professors opinions, or the opinions of others deter you from the excursion for knowledge.
-Alee
originally posted by: Woodcarver
a reply to: saint4God
It is my opinion that science and faith are irreconcilable.
Science is the method of observing the world around you to better understand it and faith is the act of believing you understand something that cannot be observed.
Faith literally has no place in science.
Or would you like to explain otherwise? How does faith in a deity being help you to make discoveries?
Is all faith beneficial? Or just faith in your version of god?
originally posted by: GetHyped
a reply to: saint4God
An unsourced article from a random woo woo website does not make for a great opening gambit.