This does not mean that scientists can't be religious. We can encompass irrational beliefs without regret and without obligation—I can, actually, look at my kids in a different way than I would an experimental subject under my microscope. I also do not pretend that I view my children rationally and objectively, untainted by emotion or history, and I'm not ashamed of that at all. So, a scientist should have no problem demanding one standard of logic and evidence in the lab, and dropping that demand when they go to church on Sunday.


An essay talking about religious scientists: "What should a scientist think about religion?", Pharyngula, 29 June 2006

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This does not mean that scientists can't be religious. We can encompass irrational beliefs without regret and without obligation—I can, actually,...

This does not mean that scientists can't be religious. We can encompass irrational beliefs without regret and without obligation—I can, actually,...

This does not mean that scientists can't be religious. We can encompass irrational beliefs without regret and without obligation—I can, actually,...

This does not mean that scientists can't be religious. We can encompass irrational beliefs without regret and without obligation—I can, actually,...