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Science and Religion Can and Do Mix, Mostly

Posted by samzenpus on from the can't-we-all-just-get-along? dept.

coondoggie writes "A recent Rice University study found that in one of the more vitriolic social (and increasingly political) battlegrounds, science v. religion, there is more common ground that most folks believe. In fact, according to the study, only 15% of scientists at major U.S. research universities see religion and science as always in conflict."

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  1. Re:This just makes sense by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Or when we pretend that the "something" that ended 150 years ago doesn't have lingering effects today.

  2. Re:This just makes sense by tehcyder · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We have modern mythology too. Like when we blame all the failings of black people (crime, bastard children, poverty, thug worship, anti-intellectualism) on something that ended about 150 years ago. It makes us feel good to know our cherished beliefs about everybody being equal aren't threatened by contact with reality. It is called political correctness.

    Making up another mythical construct called political correctness does not make racism, homophobia and misogyny disappear.

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