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Art, Writing, and Learning: The Clerisy Quarter => History, Science, and Interesting Information - The Great Library => Topic started by: Jubal on February 23, 2014, 09:20:27 AM

Title: Should you get a physicist to speak at a funeral?
Post by: Jubal on February 23, 2014, 09:20:27 AM
I liked this article a lot:

http://www.iflscience.com/physics/ask-physicist-speak-your-funeral-0

And I feel it's a nice counter to the age-old argument that science is in some way wholly separate from morality or belief or a "spiritual sphere". Knowing can actually really be a very comforting thing. It's interesting how common the alternative idea is though - I guess particularly around Cambridge, where nobody is going to deny basic science realistically but there are still a fair number of very fervent Christians who have to balance their faith and their work.