The Pope Scope

Andrew Sullivan at The Dish has ongoing conversations about religion. I enjoy reading what he and his readers have to say even though I don't expect any answers, just maybe some clarification of my own thinking. Today there's a link to some Jesuit scientists that seems to help. It's a really good read just for the novelty, not to mention the Jebbi (they let Catholics call them that) intellect.
Good pull quote, too.

Consolmagno has little patience for intelligent design. “Science cannot prove God, or disprove Him. He has to be assumed. If people have no other reason to believe in God than that they can’t imagine how the human eye could have evolved by itself, then their faith is very weak.” Rather than seeking affirmation of his own faith in the heavens, he explains that religion is what gives him the courage and desire to be a scientist. “Seeing the universe as God’s creation means that getting to play in the universe - which is really what a scientist does — is a way of playing with the Creator,” he says. “It’s a religious act. And it’s a very joyous act.”