The scientific community says that if you even mention God as causes of anything scientific, you're gone.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker asserts mentioning God in science leads to exclusion from the community.
- In plain terms
- Scientists are rejected if they mention God in scientific work.
- What can you take from it?
- Religious explanations are often excluded from scientific discourse.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What belongs in science?
- How should communities handle belief?
Another view
Scientists can hold personal faith while practicing naturalistic science.
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