11-March-2005, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Eta C
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Originally Posted by Disinfo Agent
In math, or physics, or astronomy, I do think religious beliefs and science are pretty much orthogonal these days, although it wasn’t always so (Tycho’s model of the solar system comes to mind).
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Again, I would respectfully disagree. The "a physicist must be an atheist" stereotype is as invalid as the "all Christians oppose evolution" one. As I pointed out several times yesterday, a simple examination of the Nobel winners over the last century shows a whole range of beliefs. Perhaps agnostics and atheists predominate, but I would argue that being religious is not necessarily an impediment to being a productive, or even a great, scientist |
I think you've misunderstood me. By "orthogonal" I mean that neither being religious nor being an atheist are a hindrance to the good practice of those sciences. 
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