Science is not the affirmation of a set of beliefs but a process of inquiry aimed at building a testable body of knowledge constantly open to rejection or confirmation. In science, knowledge is fluid and certainty fleeting. That is at the heart of its limitations. It is also its greatest strength.

Rationality tied to moral decency is the most powerful joint instrument for good that our planet has ever known.

Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion.

So, of course, Gish's presentation was well received, which it would have been the case had he only gotten up and said "praise the Lord" and sat back down.

Flawed as they may be, science and the secular Enlightenment values expressed in Western democracies are our best hope for survival.

People who espouse Intelligent Design believe nature is so complex as to require an intelligent designer-God. Similarly, liberals believe the economy is so complex as to require an intelligent designer-government.

Are science and religion compatible? It's like, are science and plumbing compatible? They're just two different things.