[extropy-chat] faith triumphs over science again

[Damien Broderick]

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-mormon16feb16,0,2089499,full.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage

<Some longtime observers believe that ultimately, the vast majority 
of Mormons will disregard the genetic research as an unworthy 
distraction from their faith.

"This may look like the crushing blow to Mormonism from the outside," 
said Jan Shipps, a professor emeritus of religious studies at Indiana 
University-Purdue University Indianapolis, who has studied the church 
for 40 years. "But religion ultimately does not rest on scientific 
evidence, but on mystical experiences. There are different ways of 
looking at truth.">

Now there's a surprise.

Damien Broderick