Wow.

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...this is incompatible with an ultra-literal interpretation of Genesis, but long before Darwin, there were many thoughtful interpreters like St. Augustine, who found it impossible to be exactly sure what the meaning of that amazing creation story was supposed to be. So attaching oneself to such literal interpretations in the face of compelling scientific evidence pointing to the ancient age of Earth and the relatedness of living things by evolution seems neither wise nor necessary for the believer.

Dr. Francis Collins

Full text here.

(Thanks Jeho)

Comments

[iarraidh.livejournal.com]

Nice article. I've heard this guy speak before, and gives some small hope that the war between science and fundamentalism in America might end some day.
If you get a chance to see him speak, he has a wonderfully calming way about him - easy to listen to.

I only have issue with one statement in the article -
"Here was a person (Jesus) with remarkably strong historical evidence of his life"
That is far from truthful. It is one of the widest spread disinformations out there.
Actual historical data of this person is non-existant outside of church documents generated centuries after the alleged incidents. I would not call church documents unbiased or accurate for historical documentation.
Sorry.

But that does not detract from the message of acceptance and co-existence he is bringing.

[neemauri.livejournal.com]

generally, i prefer to keep my faith very private-i don't care for folks trying to argue me out of it. my faith is one of revelation and personal experience and needs no rational confirmation outside of myself-which is the thing that makes it "faith"-it is not argueable-away-able, nor can it be increased by argument. i love science, it is fascinating and many times well beyond my understanding, but still so beautifully intricate. i don't understand why religion is threatened by science. actually, i don't understand religion...and i'm babbling...thanks for sharing this article-i appreciate that Dr Collins is brave enough to share.