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Science and religion don’t have to be enemies

Martin Rees April 23, 2011.

Print: New Statesman

Richard Dawkins called him a “compliant quisling” for accepting the Templeton Prize. Here, Martin Rees explains his decision.

Does science make belief in God obsolete?

Steven Pinker November 29, 2009.

Print: John Templeton Foundation

In a succinct essay, Pinker argues that science is making religion obsolete because it answers questions once thought to be the sole domain of God, such as the origins of life and the universe, the nature of consciousness, and the nature of morality.

Physicist wins $1.4 million religion prize

Associated Press March 16, 2009.

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D’Espagnat: ‘Mystery ... is one of the constitutive elements of being’