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The Language of God

a Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief /
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tinadanielle
Jan 14, 2015tinadanielle rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A good book, however some of the premises were based on assumptions that I don't think are accurate. For example, Collins makes the assumption that scientists by nature wish to be different from their colleagues, and dream of being the first to make an amazing new discovery. This dream common to all scientists causes them to latch onto different ideas. He concludes that more scientists would be creation scientists if there was any scientific basis for that theory. However, the opposite is true. Scientists fear being branded as unscientific as soon as they dare to question the theory of evolution. They are afraid of losing their good reputation if they claim to believe Intelligent Design or Creation. They fear being ostracised. A numbers argument is not a convincing argument. You don't convince someone to believe what you believe because more people believe it than some other alternative. Also, Collins dismisses creation science altogether, and doesn't bother to knock down any creation science theories, or show their flaws. It's a good book - easy to read and understand, and I do enjoy the web site biologos. They have very interesting articles, and they have a reading list and a book club there. It also caused me to dig deeper into the faith/religion and evolution/creation debate.