Yes, there are people who believe that the universe God created tells them at least as much about His truth as does a many-times-rewritten-by-men Book.
Supposedly an Oxford don asked J.B.S. Haldane what he learned about the Creator from studying nature. Haldane replied that God has an inordinate fondness for beetles.
Stantis is not being honest about the science/religion dispute. Using the name “God” and citing Psalms frames religion exclusively in Judeo/Christian terms, as if religions didn’t exist that worship many gods or other types of beings. By having Winslow describe a straw man version of religious folks, Stantis is pushing a straw man version of science.
And belief in a god can involve awe but isn’t the essence of such belief or automatically part of belief, as deism shows. Obviously it’s possible that gods exist. The issue is that when religions assert that gods exist, they’re making a claim that deserves scientific scrutiny like anything else – it’s no different from asserting the existence of a previously undiscovered planet. There might not be conflicts between science and religion if the latter didn’t make claims of fact that can’t be empirically verified.
gammaguy over 8 years ago
Yes, there are people who believe that the universe God created tells them at least as much about His truth as does a many-times-rewritten-by-men Book.
Kalkkuna over 8 years ago
Ah, so it is Us and Them again. I don’t think so.
bama1fan92 over 8 years ago
So worried about Trump all week couldn’t say goodbye to the first lady huh Stantis.
Darsan54 Premium Member over 8 years ago
Religion gives a sense of awe and science confirms it? Kinda like that. Now as long as we don’t force others to believe as we do, things can be fine.
jbmlaw01 over 8 years ago
Science answers “how” and religion answers “why.”
peabodyboy over 8 years ago
Supposedly an Oxford don asked J.B.S. Haldane what he learned about the Creator from studying nature. Haldane replied that God has an inordinate fondness for beetles.
kaffekup over 8 years ago
“Science is awesome! Just not that global warming nonsense! Those same scientists have just been bribed on that one.”Carmen
Robert Stroud over 8 years ago
Great strip. Thanks.
Jim Kerner over 8 years ago
Huh?
Jim Kerner over 8 years ago
Sorry Winslow. But I agree with Carmen on this.
carstonio over 8 years ago
Stantis is not being honest about the science/religion dispute. Using the name “God” and citing Psalms frames religion exclusively in Judeo/Christian terms, as if religions didn’t exist that worship many gods or other types of beings. By having Winslow describe a straw man version of religious folks, Stantis is pushing a straw man version of science.
And belief in a god can involve awe but isn’t the essence of such belief or automatically part of belief, as deism shows. Obviously it’s possible that gods exist. The issue is that when religions assert that gods exist, they’re making a claim that deserves scientific scrutiny like anything else – it’s no different from asserting the existence of a previously undiscovered planet. There might not be conflicts between science and religion if the latter didn’t make claims of fact that can’t be empirically verified.