 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
【 Can religion and science be reconciled? 】
The answer turns upon what is meant by "religion." If it means merely a system of ethics, it can be reconciled with science. If it means a system of dogma, regarded as unquestionably true, is incompatible with the scientific spirit, which refuses to accept matters of fact without evidence, and also holds that complete certainty is hardly ever attainable.
Source: Bertrand Russell: What is Agnostic? In: Look Magazine, v.17,n.22 (3 Nov. 1953), pp.96, 98-101.
Reprinted in: Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell, 1961
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