[js1138]

There is little possibility of reconciling these two styles of argumentation.

Sure there is. Science does not make proclamations regarding ultimate truth, the afterlife, and so forth, and religion accepts that there is a kind of useful knowledge that can be accumulated through the methods of science. St. Augustine recognized centuries ago, even before Galileo, that it is folly for religion to make proclamations about the visible world that are patently false. And the New Testament distinguishes between that which can be seen and that which cannot.

[Liberal Classic]

I did not mean to imply that science and faith cannot be reconciled. I personally believe they can, and I have worked with people in scientific research, in the applied sciences, and in engineering who are also devout and observant.

However, for the purposes of this particular sub-forum, I am of the opinion there is little chance of reconciliation because, frankly, there are some people who will not be reconciled. Therefore, scientific topics should be considered toxic to the religion forum.