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NIH Director Francis Collins on why Christians must reconcile with science [View all]
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On top of his duties as the director of the National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins takes time to answer letters from Christians trying to reconcile their faith with science....
A renowned geneticist, Collins is recognized in faith circles not only for his scientific accomplishments — among them piloting the Human Genome Project — but for his seemingly unshakable faith in God.
That dedication to Christianity has earned him star power among a segment of evangelicals who are eager for a more nuanced approach to science — one that accepts the findings of evolution, for example, and also regards the Bible as a source of ultimate authority.
A renowned geneticist, Collins is recognized in faith circles not only for his scientific accomplishments — among them piloting the Human Genome Project — but for his seemingly unshakable faith in God.
That dedication to Christianity has earned him star power among a segment of evangelicals who are eager for a more nuanced approach to science — one that accepts the findings of evolution, for example, and also regards the Bible as a source of ultimate authority.
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https://religionnews.com/2019/04/01/nih-director-francis-collins-on-why-christians-must-reconcile-with-science/
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NIH Director Francis Collins on why Christians must reconcile with science [View all]
guillaumeb
Apr 2019
OP
There is nothing anti-science about that sentence. It simply refers to things like saying
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#51
Logic and reason say that a man cannot be actually dead for 3 days and come back to life.
trotsky
Apr 2019
#53
It's just saying that religious belief is by definition a matter of faith -- not logic or reason.
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#63
They still insist that their god intervened to do something that evolution couldn't...
trotsky
Apr 2019
#27
No offense taken. I still disagree with you, but I respect your right to express your convictions.
IndianaDave
Apr 2019
#38
It isn't a scientific concept and the Church doesn't pretend that it is. it's a religious concept.
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#52
Yet by stating it, they admit they do not find the theory of evolution to be sufficient...
trotsky
Apr 2019
#54
Not true. The theory of evolution doesn't try to explain what was or what happened before
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#55
The Church teaches that the soul is separate and distinct from the body, so its existence is a
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#57
I'm not sure where to begin. I don't know for whom it would be providing "cover."
IndianaDave
Apr 2019
#41