Vidi: Sunday Thoughts

This is another test of the new bookmarking script I’m working on. It it works then it should collect links during the week and then compile them into one post on a Sunday.

Eugenie Scott Powerfully Makes the Case for Science-Religion Compatibility | The Intersection | Discover Magazine This is an oddity. As far as I can tell Scott says that if Science and Religion clash, you take the scientific explanation. It’s the God of the Gaps argument. That would seem an peculiar use of the word compatible to me.

Svante Pbo on Religion Afarensis: Anthropology, Evolution, and Science Afarenis asks an incisive question: “Why is it alwas phrased in terms of science fighting religion as if science is the aggressor and religion is the null hypothesis?”

normblog: I’d have baked one Norm on why critics of religion get it wrong when they criticise belief. It’s about practice. Which is based on belief. Umm… no that can’t be right. Also on how you can’t have your cake and eat it.