Those of us who think that science and religion dwell in different domains, and who recall that Socrates argued that science did not teach you about morality or meaning, find that our case is undermined by the literalists and fundamentalists in every religion. There are Christians who know all about the fire and brimstone of the Book of Revelation, but seem not to have heard the instructions about generosity in the Sermon on the Mount.
认为科学和宗教分属于不同领域、并牢记苏格拉底“科学无法教会人道德和生命意义”教诲的我们渐渐发现，各种拘泥于字面解释的信徒和原教旨主义者破坏了我们的论据。 大量基督徒完全相信《启示录》中地域的硫磺与烈火，但却似乎从未听到过《山中圣训》中有关宽容大度的训诫。