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Science as Religion
He has religious beliefs and is also a great scientist. There is no evidence that Collins' Christian beliefs have ever limited or impeded scientific pursuits. Collins' qualifications should not be suspect merely because he holds religious views.The idea that scientists should (or CAN) have completely objective views about every facet of life ...
Posted to Science by WPercy on July 10, 2009
Re: Collins is brilliant, but doesn't understand ID
That's a great point. I do think, however, that the Goldilocks Enigma is a somewhat different case because none of the competing theories are currently any more testable than God is. The multiverse theory may be more scientifically compelling, but is boasts just as little evidence (as far as I know). I've also heard some wild quantum explanations ...
Posted to Science by cwilson on July 10, 2009
Re: Genome Project
That was definitely a factor, but competition alone wasn't going to get the job done. I recommend Cracking the Genome by Kevin Davies if anyone is looking for a good, readable history of the HGP and the private counterpart.
Posted to Science by cwilson on July 9, 2009