Father George Coyne Interview (4/7) - Richard Dawkins

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[Chris197980CH]

Coyne is a scientist who is interested in Christian history and a Christian philosophy and who emphasises tradition so much that he's not willing to completely give up faith. He therefore created a framework in which for him faith and science can co-exist. Many sceptical religious people create such a framework to avoid the conflicting questions but I think more and more of these sceptics will become Atheists with coming generations.

[Ribofl4vin]

Interesting to think that centuries ago, George Coyne would have been murdered by his own church for saying what he says in this video. Progress of a sort.

[ramatirthadasa]

appreciate the mention of Aristotle and Aquinas

[Chris197980CH]

@playbak For me faith (religion) is like a drug, I have no idea how it feels but I also don't necessarily want to know. I would therefore refuse your offer to take it even if that means I'll never know whether I would have accepted it if I did. On the subject of coexistence you should read my original post to find that I never said that science and faith can't coexist, I said the opposite and I did so without taking the drug.

[TheLaw055]

@Chris197980CH You idiot, by reading your stupid comment you just lowered my IQ and every other person who read your comment by 10%. Thank you for making this world dumb., are you happy now???????

[playbak]

@Chris197980CH There is no conflict, that's the point. Throughout the interview Fr. Coyne says that his faith does not conflict with science because faith is "OUTSIDE" of science. Faith and science do and can co-exist but you have to TRULY understand faith and then choose to either accept or reject it. Atheists obviously reject - which is perfectly fine, but be sure you really understand what you are rejecting.

If you did, you wouldn't be saying they can't co-exists.

[pongells]

@Chris197980CH This is exactly what I was thinking about during the entire debate. It is actually quite delusional as a framework.. I guess Coyne DECIDED to believe.

[Waltham1892]

@s4lesman

I'm sorry, but I don't understand your comment.

"absence of light"?

[s4lesman]

@Waltham1892 Absence of light.

[link0zeldarulz89]

@ndrthrdr1 So you're saying that just because he finds ways to interlock God and science that he's deluded?