[pstuart]

Thank you for the civil dialog in what could be a very contention discussion.

If Mims was being truly scientific about the Bible then that would include looking for finding falsifiability in the literal truths of the Bible. (Clearly I'm not religious and my take on that book is that it is, at best, a collection of inspirational stories -- not documented fact).

I respect each individual's right to have their own relationship with "God", including believing in things that I think are, dare I say it, stupid.

Scientific American did the wrong thing to fire him, but instead should have had a very clear firewall to ensure that they respected his personal beliefs and would not be associated with them.