The age-old debate continues: are science and religion compatible?

Nicholas Spencer insists they are – and his scientific knowledge is impressive. But do his religious arguments carry weight?

From magazine issue: 18 March 2023

‘Galileo Demostrating the New Astronomical Theories at the University of Padua’, by Félix Parra. [Getty Images]

issue 18 March 2023

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