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\u201cReligious beliefs cannot remain what they were before the rise of modern science any more than ancient scientific beliefs can. It would be absurd to insist that ancient religious beliefs should remain unchanged when our whole view of the universe has changed radically\u201d<\/span> (Keith Ward, The Big Questions in Science and Religion<\/a>\"\"<\/i> (West Conshohocken: Templeton Foundation Press, 2008) p.4). <\/div>\n
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