The esteemed science journal Nature recently had an editorial on the work of the John Templeton Foundation. The editorial has brought a response, in the form of a letter to the journal, from Matthew Cobb and Jerry Coyne. I found myself nodding in agreement with the content, particularly the conclusion:
You suggest that science may bring about "advances in theological thinking". In reality, the only contribution that science can make to the ideas of religion is atheism.
The editorial itself can be found here. The comment thread on the Pharyngula entry about the letter is a good illustration of how pointless it can be to feed trolls. Or, to put it another way, why you shouldn’t wrestle in the mud with a pig. You simply get dirty, while the pig enjoys it.
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