13 APR 2012 by ideonexus

 Religion and Science Do Not Conflict

Many people find the topic of evolution and religion troubling and confusing. Some were raised in very strict churches that preached that evolution is atheistic and that to even think about the evidence of evolution is sinful. Fundamentalists have long tried to drive a wedge between traditional Christians and science, arguing that their interpretation of the Bible is the only one and that anyone who accepts the evidence for evolution is an atheist. But this is not true. The Catholic Church,...
Folksonomies: science religion
Folksonomies: science religion
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Many religious organizations accept evolution and science.

01 FEB 2012 by ideonexus

 Biology has Principles and Logic

I took biology in high school and didn't like it at all. It was focused on memorization. ... I didn't appreciate that biology also had principles and logic ... [rather than dealing with a] messy thing called life. It just wasn't organized, and I wanted to stick with the nice pristine sciences of chemistry and physics, where everything made sense. I wish I had learned sooner that biology could be fun as well.
Folksonomies: biology logic
Folksonomies: biology logic
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Francis Collins describes how he came to love biology after initially dismissing it as rote memorization.