Scientist who believes in God

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Disappointing. :down:

Yes, evolution by descent from a common ancestor is clearly true. If there was any lingering doubt about the evidence from the fossil record, the study of DNA provides the strongest possible proof of our relatedness to all other living things. But why couldn't this be God's plan for creation?...

attaching oneself to such literal interpretations in the face of compelling scientific evidence pointing to the ancient age of Earth and the relatedness of living things by evolution seems neither wise nor necessary for the believer.
 
From the last article:

Instead of viewing religion and spirituality as an innate quality hardwired by God in the human brain, he sees religion as a mere byproduct of evolution and Darwinian adaptation.

"Just like we're not hardwired for boats, but humans in all cultures make boats in pretty much the same way, Atran explains. "Now, that's a result both of the way the brain works and of the needs of the world, and of trying to traverse a liquid medium and so I think religion is very much like that."

I wonder if he was hardwired to be an anthropologist; to make this statement; to be an author... etc.
 
Try [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Six-Days-Scientists-Believe-Creation/dp/1864364432"]Amazon.com: In Six Days : Why 50 Scientists Choose to Believe in Creation: Books: John F., Ph.D. Ashton[/ame]
 
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