forum for week of 12 September

Morton prefers beliefs that are scientific. Physicist Freeman Dyson was awarded The Templeton Prize in year 2000. The Templeton Prize is awarded annually to outstanding originality in advancing the world's understanding of God or spirituality. In his acceptance speech, Freeman Dyson says his personal theology is consistent with scientific evidence. He also states that he doesn't say that his personal theology is supported or proved by scientific evidence. I think The templeton Foundation is progressive in their choice of awarding The Templeton Prize to Freeman Dyson. In his acceptance speech, Freeman Dyson says he thinks atoms and humans and God may have minds that differ in degree but not in kind. Freeman Dyson says he does make any distinction between mind and God. God is what mind becomes when it has passed beyond the scale of our comprehension. Freeman Dyson's scientific evidence is supported by quantum theory at the atomic level. Quantum physics is claimed to be the most tested theory. It has never failed a test. I think Freeman Dyson's personal theology beliefs qualify in the sense of Morton's preference for beliefs that are scientific. Am I accurate. James Milligan