If, in the course of a thousand or two thousand years, science arrives at the necessity of renewing its points of view, that will not mean that science is a liar. Science cannot lie, for it's always striving, according to the momentary state of know- ledge, to deduce what is true. When it makes a mistake, it does so in good faith. It is Christianity that is the liar. It's in perpetual conflict with itself.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues science seeks truth while religion is inconsistent.
- In plain terms
- Science tries to find truth, religion argues with itself.
- What can you take from it?
- Science evolves, faith conflicts internally.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can science and faith coexist?
- Is truth absolute or changing?
Another view
Religion often values faith over empirical truth, but calling it a liar is oversimplified.
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