The Daily Show and Marilynne Robinson

Last week on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart interviewed Marilynne Robinson.  Robinson's book, Absence of Mind, approaches the question of science and religion in a cautious, reasonable manner.  She says that many religious people are comfortable with science and many scientists are quite religious.  These are true statements, which thankfully pulls us away from the extreme viewpoints on the matter.

One correction to Jon Stewart though, anti-matter is not a subject of faith in science.  It is a carefully researched and observable phenomenon.  If you go to the hospital, a Positron Emission Tomography Scan uses the interactions of electrons (matter) and positrons (anti-matter) to figure out what is going on in your head.  Anti-matter may sound like the work of science fiction, but it has useful applications in science and medicine.

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