Harmonizing religion and science makes you seem like an open-minded and reasonable person, while asserting their incompatibility makes enemies and brands you as โmilitant.โ The reason is clear: religion occupies a privileged place in our society. Attacking it is off-limits, although going after other supernatural or paranormal beliefs like ESP, homeopathy, or political worldviews is not. Accommodationism is not meant to defend science, which can stand on its own, but to show that in some way religion can still make credible claims about the world.
Jerry A. CoyneYou can find religions without creationism, but you never find creationism without religion.
Jerry A. CoyneThese mysteries about how we evolved should not distract us from the indisputable fact that we did evolve.
Jerry A. CoyneDamn, but science is just a constant feed of cool new facts and theories. Theology doesn't come close.
Jerry A. Coyne