...Among a handful of booths at the event were representatives of the local chapter of the international group Center for Inquiry. We promote reason, science, and secularism, explained Sylvia Benner of CFI. Atheism is one of our agenda items, but our broader scope involves looking at how you form beliefs, reliably, through critical thinking. When asked if she thought that science and religion could coexist, Benner stated that she personally finds them to be fundamentally incompatible. Religion starts with an answer, and seeks ways of supporting it, Benner said, whereas science begins with facts and adjusts conclusions accordingly.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 06:09:36 +0000
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