What difference do personal religious beliefs make when it comes to examining the actual science?
Francis Collins is perhaps one of the greatest medical / DNA scientists the world has ever known, and he's a huge believer in Yahweh.
Oh shit, I'd love to answer this question for you! I have to! Here's what difference it makes:
Its the difference between hundreds of thousands of people suffering and dying ...
and not.
thats the difference it makes.
The actual science of stem cell research, as just one example, would effectively end many diseases and render unnecessary organ waiting lists. Instead people are suffering and dying because it's banned. It's banned purely for religious reasons - those being the absurd idea that 150 unassigned cells make up a living human life.
This is just one example of exactly how religious beliefs make a difference when examining actual science - because they kill people.
Another example - blood transfusions. Religious belief vs actual science result in...
Mother and child die because of religious beliefs over actual science