Ask Ethan: Why do scientists avoid the possibility of God?

Ask Ethan: Why do scientists avoid the possibility of God?

Here in our Universe, the main goal of the scientific endeavor is to make as much sense of all of the phenomena that we can perceive, observe, and measure in some way. We strive to not only describe the nature of reality as comprehensively and accurately as possible, but also to come up with models of reality that enable us to make accurate predictions about what we’re likely to observe given any arbitrary set of initial conditions. In the best-…