Science Friday on Science and Religion, and other topics

Yesterday's Science Friday dealt with issues between science and religion, as well as Mars, Titan, and who knows what else:

Science and Religion Part 1: Physical Sciences
Science and Religion Part 2: Biological Sciences

I'm listening to the first part right now, and about the only comment I'll make is that I love listening to Steven Weinberg. He's just a no bullshit kind of guy. The other guest I'm finding fascinating to listen to is Varadaraja Raman, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Humanities, Rochester Institute of Technology. Oddly, even with the other two guests representing the "religion" side, there hasn't been much disagreement among the guests so far other than some relatively minor differences in religion's personal significance to each of them. Then again, this crew isn't exactly representative of the population in general... I feel certain once they start taking calls from listeners we'll hear some disagreement.

I'm looking forward to listening to the second hour (see link above) with Susan Jacoby.

Update! I knew it wouldn't last. The very first caller in Part I complained about scientists actively trying to disprove "religion," and that she, as a Christian, had arrived at a belief in Intelligent Design via application of logic. When questioned, she confirmed that really the only science she has a problem with is evolution.

Now this is just silly, and intellectually lazy. If evolution gives you problems, you should be honest and apply the same criteria to other areas of science. You'll quickly find many other things that give you problems. Again, this kind of honest comment reveals that evolutionary theory is being singled out by the proponents of Intelligent Design, and that it's not really about "balanced treatement" despite their claims to the contrary.