[lbo-talk] Neo-Lamarckianism???? Come on!

[Miles Jackson]

John Thornton wrote:
> The fact that one can work in a science field and believe in a god 
> doesn't change the fact that the two are incompatible. People believe 
> contradictory things all the time. This is just one more example. In 
> most instances the contradiction will never manifest itself so no 
> problem will arise.
>
> John Thornton
> ___________________________________
>   
I'm not seeing the essential incompatibility of doing science and 
believing in a god.  Now, if you're thinking of fundamentalist 
Christians who believe the world is 6000 years old, then sure, it would 
be hard for members of that group to be geologists or astronomers.  
However, many Christians disagree with the "literalist" reading of the 
Bible, and for those theists, there's no meaningful contradiction 
between science and their theological beliefs.

Miles