Compatibility of Science and Religion

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Why is Polkinghorne important in the discussion of science and religion?
He is a prominent and leading voice explaining the relationship between the two
What did Polkinghorne teach and where?
Mathematical physics at Cambridge
What is Polkinghorne's book called?
Science and Creation: The search for understanding
What does Polkinghorne say motivates physicists and religious people alike?
“It is the desire to understand the world that motivates those who work in fundamental physics. A similar desire is part of the inspiration for the religious quest”
What does Polkinghorne say about evolution?
“It is far too easy for those who dismiss religion to suggest that evolution explains what we are?”
How did Paley believe we understand the world?
Through empirical evidence
How did Polkinghorne believe we understand the world?
Through science
How are Paley and Polkinghorne similar?
Both Anglican clergy, mathematicians who taught at Cambridge
What is the Anthropic Principle?
The belief that there is a restrictive lower bound on how statistically probable our observations of the universe are