Is morality derived from biological evolution? Francisco J. Ayala, Templeton Prize 2010

This years Templeton Prize winner is geneticist Francisco J. Ayala, who has worked tirelessly to defend scientific theory from the influence of religious belief while also calling for mutual respect between the two. Over the past thirty years he has sought to explain the difference between science and religion and asserting how both are undermined when mistakenly confused.

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[ivlfounder]

@timothygmd

hmmm who to listen to a scientist or some faith hater on the internet?

[timothygmd]

Let me be sure I understand his argument..... moral norms vary in across cultures over times, and that peoples ideas of what these norms "should be" is influenced by their religious faith.

Do the Templeton people even understand that the logical conclusion here is that religion is only a reflection of culture, not something "true" outside that culture ?

Games theory and sociobiology have more explanatory power than a thousand fables told to scared children around campfires.