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I'm afraid this is another example of a scientist tip-toeing around the
issue. Last I checked, religions have quite a lot to say about "how?",
"when?" and "what?" And for most scientists, "why?" is what inspires them to
ask the other questions.
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Jeremy Stoller 
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> From: Elizabeth Wiles <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Informal Science Education Network <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 16:22:08 -0800
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> Conversation: Evolution, Creation, can we please move on?
> Subject: Re: Evolution, Creation, can we please move on?
> 
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> I heard a great explanation about the difference between science and
> religion during a Fresh Air interview with physicist Brian Green.  He
> said he didn't understand why there has to be a controversy between
> science and religion because they try to answer different questions.
> Science asks "how?", "when?" and "what?" whereas Religion asks "Why?".
> So they definitely aren't mutually exclusive, just tackling different
> kinds of questions.
> 
> -Elizabeth Wiles
> Pacific Science Center
> Seattle 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Informal Science Education Network
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> Subject: Re: Evolution, Creation, can we please move on?
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>  
> but...  if one accepts the notion that the divine can work through
> natural 
> agencies, which many people do, then why must science and god be
> mutually 
> exclusive??
> 
> So what  do we do? Shall we stand strong and proudly declare: "SCIENCE
> DOES
> NOT  RECOGNIZE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY SUPERNATURAL AGENTS!" I'm all for
> it,  but
> again, what will it do to our funding? Will people respect us for  our
> honesty or hate us for devaluing their faith? Should we take the hit
> now and
> hope it makes things better for science in the long run? Can we  even
> take
> the hit, or would it destroy our institutions before the  long-term
> benefits
> are realized? Do we play it safe, or stand by our  principles regardless
> of
> the consequences?
> 
> I'm not entirely sure  what the answers are, but I'm glad to see it
> discussed
> on this  forum.
> 
> 
>  
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