tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post3196038455354969766..comments2023-06-12T10:08:26.187-05:00Comments on Lake Winneblogo: Scientists get serious in fight with religious zealotsLake Winneblogohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063703316063246957noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post-14949572811054751982006-11-21T17:16:00.000-06:002006-11-21T17:16:00.000-06:00A lot of the credit for the LDS church's historica...A lot of the credit for the LDS church's historical embrace of science goes to its tradition of valuing education and to a singular man, Henry Eyring. He was a world class chemist (Berkeley, Princeton, etc.) and a leader in the LDS church, and he wrote an important book called "Reflections of a Scientist" that is the best explanation I personally have ever read for the peaceful coexistence of science and faith. It specifically addresses evolution. Why he did not win a Nobel Prize is anyone's guess, but it may have been because of his religion. Regardless of faith, the book is worth a read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post-54453070374714268882006-11-21T16:49:00.000-06:002006-11-21T16:49:00.000-06:00I've always wondered why anthropologists, archaeol...I've always wondered why anthropologists, archaeologists, and anthropologists don't have similar problems with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. <br /><br />After all, mainstream ideas about migration of ancient peoples, development of ancient cultures, etc. conflict terribly with the Book of Mormon (Native Americans were not the Lost Tribes of Israel, etc.) <br /><br />Yet I've never heard of Mormons getting all upset about it and trying to squelch and suppress these academic disciplines. Why are they so tolerant? Why don't they feel threatened by current knowledge the way fundamentalists do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com