Science and Religion

My friend Stephen Phelps was interviewed by the folks at the UK Guardian as part of their science podcast. Stephen was at Stanford recently talking about the topic of the new atheism that's sweeping the nation these days (in reaction, I believe, to the religious right's zealotry). His point, which is consistent with his (and my) beliefs as a Baha'i, is that “God and science are not in competition - indeed, he believes evolution is the founding premise of religion, and its purpose is ultimately to push humanity to the next level of consciousness.”