A Wall Street Journal op ed from yesterday. I disagree with much of the reasoning, but hey, fair and balanced.
God and Science Don't Mix – WSJ.com
J.B.S. Haldane, an evolutionary biologist and a founder of population genetics, understood that science is by necessity an atheistic discipline. As Haldane so aptly described it, one cannot proceed with the process of scientific discovery if one assumes a "god, angel, or devil" will interfere with one's experiments. God is, of necessity, irrelevant in science.
A misleading statement, and in fact a meaningless point. Read the whole essay for more.
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