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Richard Dawkins "The Enemies of Reason' on UK TV	by jeff_uk	2007-08-08 10:28:29
Not impressed with Dawkins, since he doesn't under	by shminux	2007-08-08 10:36:46
He directly addresses that issue in	by Phoon	2007-08-08 10:56:38
"The God Delusion". In fact, that's one of the primary themes in the book: why are "issues of faith" considered immune to science, and why can any amount of BS be protected by "it's my faith"? Stephen Jay Gould coined the term NOMA, for "Non-Overlapping Magisteria", in an attempt to bend over backward to not offend the religious. Dawkins takes issue with this proposition. As he says, "[NOMA] sounds terrific - right up until you give it a moment's thought. What are these ultimate questions in whose presence religion is an honoured guest and science must respectfully slink away?"
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faith is protected as long as it acknowledges	by shminux	2007-08-08 11:03:48
But they're never truly orthogonal.	by Phoon	2007-08-08 11:12:54
It's not a scientific question at all, since	by shminux	2007-08-08 11:28:22
How is it 'not decidable scientifically'? (n/t)	by Phoon	2007-08-08 11:31:12

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