{"id":2497,"date":"2009-02-15T18:38:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-15T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/02\/evolution-sunday-quote-of-the-day-dr-isis\/"},"modified":"2009-02-15T18:38:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-15T18:38:00","slug":"evolution-sunday-quote-of-the-day-dr-isis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/02\/evolution-sunday-quote-of-the-day-dr-isis.html","title":{"rendered":"Evolution Sunday Quote of the Day (Dr. Isis)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
\u201cAs a scientist I conduct research the same way everyone else does (or, so I assume), guided by the scientific method. I attempt to interpret my data using my current knowledge of physiology, and I don\u2019t think I have ever turned to I Thessalonians for information on endothelial-mediated vasodilation. Besides, everyone knows that all of the hot cardiovascular stuff is in <\/span>I Corinthians<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/div>\n
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I simply don\u2019t see my science guided by my faith, except in as much as my life is guided by my faith. I believe it is terrible <\/span>hubris<\/span><\/a> to say that there must be a God because there are things that I cannot understand or that appear mystical. On the other hand, I think it is an equal display of hubris to contend that, because I can take a physiological phenomenon and apply a mathematical construct to it, there must be no God.<\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\u2014 Dr. Isis, \u201cOn the Blending of God and Science<\/a>\u201c<\/div>\n
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