tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post6305961278971530685..comments2024-01-02T10:55:10.607-06:00Comments on Angry Astronomer: Book Review - Only a TheoryJon Voiseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11550625188837528980noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-16493926862602267602011-05-10T18:23:06.445-05:002011-05-10T18:23:06.445-05:00I have both Miller's book Only a Theory and Sh...I have both Miller's book Only a Theory and Shubin's book. I'm looking forward to reading them even sooner now.MartyMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-52087671292582380422011-05-10T18:23:06.259-05:002011-05-10T18:23:06.259-05:00Jon wrote: "Instead, he attributes it to the ...Jon wrote: "Instead, he attributes it to the former Vatican astronomer George Coyne. I like Coyne. He's been pretty outspoken against Creationism, but citing him as opposed to one of the greatest popularizers of science of all time? Seriously? What were you thinking Kenny?"<br><br> Jon, Carl Sagan is one of my heroes (he even graduated from the same HS as I did!)... but I simply did not remember that he originated the phrase. I will from now on - thanks for the correction!<br><br> And thanks, especially, for the very kind review.<br><br> Appreciatively,<br><br> Ken MillerKen Millerhttp://www.millerandlevine.com/km/evol/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-13391343811691110282010-04-23T07:14:39.955-05:002010-04-23T07:14:39.955-05:00Jon wrote: "Instead, he attributes it to the ...Jon wrote: "Instead, he attributes it to the former Vatican astronomer George Coyne. I like Coyne. He's been pretty outspoken against Creationism, but citing him as opposed to one of the greatest popularizers of science of all time? Seriously? What were you thinking Kenny?"<br /><br /> Jon, Carl Sagan is one of my heroes (he even graduated from the same HS as I did!)... but I simply did not remember that he originated the phrase. I will from now on - thanks for the correction!<br /><br /> And thanks, especially, for the very kind review.<br /><br /> Appreciatively,<br /><br /> Ken MillerKen Millerhttp://www.millerandlevine.com/km/evol/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-39821176906762801612010-04-20T22:50:51.973-05:002010-04-20T22:50:51.973-05:00I have both Miller's book Only a Theory and Sh...I have both Miller's book Only a Theory and Shubin's book. I'm looking forward to reading them even sooner now.MartyMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-6250654557691746552010-04-18T22:00:15.243-05:002010-04-18T22:00:15.243-05:00And, if, a scientist wants to have faith and belie...And, if, a scientist wants to have faith and belief in "tooth fairies", too, well and good, but it does not mean that "tooth fairies" exist and I would be quite skeptical of that scientist's ability to distinguish between reality and fantasy, make-believe and fact, magical thinking and rationality.Chet Twarognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-67093659544483238042010-04-18T21:21:26.341-05:002010-04-18T21:21:26.341-05:00Wayne,
Religious thinking answers no questions.
...Wayne, <br /> Religious thinking answers no questions.<br /> Science does.<br /> Both are our inventions/creations.<br /> Do corvids have either science or religion? Well, some behaviors of corvids do imply some rational thinking and behavior but never religious.<br /> There aren't any gods.Chet Twarognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-27344309354964291182010-04-15T16:55:41.953-05:002010-04-15T16:55:41.953-05:00Chet,
So, you're saying the two are mutually ...Chet,<br /><br />So, you're saying the two are mutually exclusive? I hate to break it to you, but that's exactly what the creationist nutbags think, and that's why people like Miller can make the case that atheists encourage hardline creationism. Most theistic scientists realize that science and religion relate to fundamentally different aspects of human experience, and that they need not be contradictory because they aren't trying to answer the same questions.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225141731323795678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25327006.post-23585004268739577922010-04-15T09:23:20.144-05:002010-04-15T09:23:20.144-05:00I, too, admire Dr Miller's talks, debates, and...I, too, admire Dr Miller's talks, debates, and books. However, I just have a little problem with his own Catholicism. Or, any scientist who still maintains a "religious faith" mind set in spite of no god exists, never mind the so-called "trinity".Chet Twarognoreply@blogger.com