[betty boop]

we need a little perspective restored; we need to be reminded that science is the handmaiden of philosophy. Specifically, Western Civilization science and Western Civilization philosophy. Science didn’t invent Western Civilization; Western Civilization invented science and, on the whole, it has turned out to be one of its happier inspirations.

What a beautiful essay/post, YHAOS!

Fortunately, not all scientists disparage this tremendous cultural legacy. And not all have written off God. Here's Francis Collins, Director of the U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute on the Bible:

When you have for the first time in front of you this 3.1-billion-letter instruction book that conveys all kinds of information and all kinds of mystery about humankind, you can't survey that going through page after page without a sense of awe. I can't help but look at those pages and have a vague sense that this is giving me a glimpse of God's mind.

Thank you so much YHAOS for your truly beautiful post!

[js1138]

And not all have written off God. Here's Francis Collins, Director of the U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute on the Bible:

I think he was talking about the human genome, but I'm sure he intended to refer to the Bible, even though his number would be off by three orders of magnitude.

[RightWhale]

3.1-billion-letter instruction book that conveys all kinds of information

Information is irrelevant.

[YHAOS]

”Fortunately, not all scientists disparage this tremendous cultural legacy.”

True. Unfortunately, far too many do disparage this legacy, and remove their surest intellectual protection thereby.