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Re: Critical Thinking
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 4 Dec 2000 22:13:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jon Kozan writes:
> > Lar was already kind enough to answer before I had a chance to respond,
> > and he summed it up pretty nicely for me (thanks, Lar!) I'll elaborate just
> > so I'm not guilty of a "me too" post.
> > Many scientists certainly do believe in a god or ultimate something-
> > or-other, even if it doesn't adhere strictly to Christian, Hindu, or Animist
> > principles. Two of the most famous quotes by Einstein himself are, to
> > paraphrase (at the risk of slightly misquoting):
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> > "I want to know God's thoughts--the rest are details."
> > "I refuse to believe that God plays dice with the Universe."
> >
> > Interestingly, Hawking has countered this latter quote (which was an
> > expression of distaste for uncertainty) by stating that God not only *does*
> > play dice with the Universe; he plays them at every moment for every event.
> > In addition, Hawking has declared outright that his work is not intended to
> > disprove God's existence, and in fact he alludes to "God" being revealed
> > through the equations of physics.
> > I would say, therefore, that science and religion are not mutually
> > exclusive, in that one can pursue actual science with vigor while
> > maintaining devout Faith in God. I would further qualify that statement by
> > saying that science and religion do not fit in one another's realm; the way
> > science seeks to explain things is not the way religion does, and vice versa.
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> They most certainly do, although it's nice to see that you're answering your
> own questions...
Huh? "They most certainly do" what? I'm not sure what you're referring
to here.
> I sense that you are edging closer to God.
Oh, ye of little faith.
Dave!
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| (...) They most certainly do, although it's nice to see that you're answering your own questions... I sense that you are edging closer to God. -Jon (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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