There is no possibility whatsoever of reconciling science and theology…

H. L. Mencken
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There is no possibility whatsoever of reconciling science and theology, at least in Christendom. Either Jesus arose from the dead or He didn't. If he did, then Christianity becomes plausible; if He did not, then it is sheer nonsense. I defy any genuine scientists to say that he believes in the Resurrection, or indeed in any other cardinal dogma of the Christian system. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2013). Minority Report, p.120, Knopf
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