Archive for April 12, 2008

Reflections On My Reading

Posted in Postmodernism, Various Theology with tags , , on April 12, 2008 by apuritanmindset

As I read more of Richard DawkinsThe God Delusion, I am beginning to wonder if atheist scientists and Christian fundamentalists have too narrow a view of both science and religion. The religious use science only to 1) prove that God does exist, but only when it fits their particular understanding of creationism or 2) to make the point that science is out to “kill God” so to speak. Atheist scientists only use religion as proof that God doesn’t exist. The religious use religion to prove that everything was created ex nihilo. The scientist uses science to prove that everything came into being naturally.

But this doesn’t do either school of thought justice. Read more »