In a strange twist of fate a new synthesis of science and religion has been made possible. Schools such as Caltech and MIT once traditional bastions of scientific empiricism and materialism are now offering courses on Bible study and courses on robotics and God. The relationship between religion and science has always been a conflicted one but now it appears that religion has broken through into these prestigious science institutions where it had been absent since the nineteenth century in this brave new world.
I question some of this account however because when I was at Caltech I remember a strong Christian presence on campus. Many of the students and especially some of the Asians (among whom Christianity appears to be growing) were strong Christians. Also, at the founding of Caltech prominent members like Robert Milikan were actually Christians.
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