Re: Alliance for Science

Alliance for Science Mission Statement
The mission of the Alliance for Science is to heighten public understanding and support for science and to preserve the distinctions between science and religion in the public sphere. We bring together scientists, teachers and science-related companies with the many religious bodies that have found no conflict between religion and science. Together we work to reawaken America’s love of science, and to restore our competitive edge in science and technology.

For comments addressing Janice's statements, read on.

Janice Matchett <janmatch@earthlink.net> wrote: At 11:02 AM 3/11/2006, Dick Fischer wrote:

 @ Regardless of how "good or bad" the Alliance for Science is, the average person on the street (most of whom profess to be "Christians") won't believe them when they say, "The Alliance for Science is a nonpartisan organization. The views expressed by Mr. Mooney are his own."

PvM: It's good to see that science cuts across boundaries of faith and is not an issue of science versus religion but rather science AND religion. The problem is that too many Christians are listening to people who have forgotten Augustine's wise words:

<quote>If the Christian insists on a certain scientific theory as if it were the teaching of the Bible, and it turned out to be wrong, then the unbeliever will reject the Bible wholesale and miss the saving purpose God has in composing it. This danger is so real that Augustine emphasized it a number of times in his writings. Unreliable knowledge of nature is not damning but it can be a stumbling block "if he thinks his view of nature belongs to the very form of orthodox doctrine, and dares obstinately to affirm something he does not understand." In this case, the Christian's lack of true knowledge becomes an obstacle to the unbeliever's embracing the truth of the gospel. The great harm, says the bishop of Hippo, is not that "an ignorant individual is derided" but that "people outside the household of faith think our sacred writers held such opinions and . . . the writers of Scripture are criticized and rejected as unlearned men."
</quote>
http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1998/9803fea3.asp

 As I said before, as long as scientists use atheists and atheist sympathizers as "featured speakers" at their meetings - they will NEVER make any headway in their efforts to persuade the public to listen to them.

PvM: That's too bad that some refuse to listen just because they are atheists.

~ Janice .. who would not waste her time going to hear this rat, but who might, if she lived near-by, make sure everyone attending the meeting knew of his above-referenced statement. :)

PvM: Rat? Sigh Janice, Augustine's wise words and other biblical teachings seem to be lost on you. That's too bad since science is not an issue of Christian v. Atheist etc.

Chris Mooney himself has some very interesting words (http://www.prospect.org/print/V14/6/mooney-c.html)
Received on Sat Mar 11 14:08:45 2006