Regressive physicist bought and paid for by religion

PSI Blog 20190522 Regressive physicist bought and paid for by religion

PSI books contend that the inordinate influence of religion on the philosophy of science is what drives acceptance of the Big Bang Theory. Over 80% of the people in the world are religious.[1] The Big Bang Theory was invented by a priest. It is a cosmogony. That is, it assumes that the universe had a beginning. Even atheistic scientists such as Jerry Coyne have suckered into that charade even though they would not accept direct payments from religious organizations. As a former professor of evolutionary biology, he knows that the contradictions between science and religion cannot be resolved.[2]

This year, the award of the “Templeton Prize” to an overtly religious physicist struck a special chord in Jerry’s chimes:

https://go.glennborchardt.com/Templeton-prize

The prize is for £1 million ($1.29 million), which went to Marcelo Gleiser of Dartmouth College for "affirming life's spiritual dimension." As shown in Jerry’s post above, Gleiser knew just what was expected of him. Scientific American (Egads!) declared: “Atheism is Inconsistent with the Scientific Method, Prizewinning Physicist Says.” This was particularly egregious, but it does seem like we might need a constitutional amendment declaring the separation of church and physics. Except for the explosion of something from nothing and belief in untired light, most physicists avoid any mention of the supernatural. Nevertheless, most of us are well acquainted with religious assumptions, with belief in cosmogony still being second nature (as it is for Jerry Coyne, unfortunately). Let’s all hope Marcelo finds some “spiritual dimensions” before the Big Bang Theory and religion succumbs to logic.

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[1] https://go.glennborchardt.com/80-percent-of-world-religious

[2] https://go.glennborchardt.com/war