Reply #3: as a scientist, I share your views [View All]

[renate]

Thank you for sharing your story. I agree with so much of what you said about dismissing things we can't currently apply the scientific method to, or things that would seem magical if we didn't know how they worked, and how can lead us to limit ourselves.

I don't understand why so many people think science is incompatible with religion. When I read books on science (and that's basically all I read, even for fun--I have a master's degree in one biological science and a doctoral degree in another, but I love physics even more), I love both the complexity, intricacy, and interrelatedness of the physical world and the beauty of it all. I think the part of me that's experiencing that beauty is intangible, and more than a collection of neurons.

I absolutely respect the views of those who see the world as only material, but their hostility toward those of us who believe in something more--and who are pretty inoffensive in stating our views (i.e., not proselytizing)--is kind of hurtful.