But there is another snag with Gould’s view. We cannot keep science and Scripture completely separate, for the simple reason that the Bible talks from time to time about some of the things that science talks about. And these are very important things, such as the origin of the universe and of life. They are also foundational to science, philosophy, and theology. “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1) and “God created man in his own image” (Genesis 1:27) are statements about the objective physical universe and the status of human beings, with far-reaching
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