Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Ian Barbour
Born: October 5, 1923
Died: December 24, 2013 (aged 90)
Bio: Ian Graeme Barbour, was an American scholar on the relationship between science and religion. According to the Public Broadcasting Service his mid-1960s Issues in Science and Religion "has been credited with literally creating the contemporary field of science and religion."
Known for:
- When Science Meets Religion (2000)
- Religion in an Age of Science (1990)
- Ethics in an Age of Technology (1992)
- Nature, Human Nature, and God (2002)