Tag: science and religion

I came across a quote by E.O. Wilson who suggested, in his book, The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth, that scientists ought to “offer the hand of friendship” to religious leaders because “science and religion are two of the most potent forces on Earth and they should come together to save the creation.”  I was almost hopeful that Wilson was suggesting a possible détente and that the Church had been forgiven by at least one secular humanist for its imprisonment of Galileo and the execution of Giordano Bruno Continue reading “The Near Side of the Road”