I'm not sure what to make of Pope Benedict's recent statements warning scientists that they risked the fate of Icarus, who by ignoring the warning's of his father suffered a ruinous fall. This admonishment to scientists about the dangers of hubris at times seemed to border on the incomprehensible; a string of gibberish worthy of the best post-modern deconstructionists. Here is an excerpt:

"Contemporary life gives pride of place to an artificial intelligence ever more enslaved to experimental techniques, thereby forgetting that all science should safeguard mankind and promote his tendency to authentic goodness"

I feel safe in saying the majority of leading scientists are not Christians, do not believe in Christian dogma and see the fables Christians take as truth as myths themselves. Ironic the Pope thinks that citing one mythical tale's moral lesson will restrain the actions of an iconoclastic group like scientists, who by their actions are seeking truth in their own way. While all major religions promise truth, they are never happy with anyone looking for it outside the boundaries they, the religious elite, proscribe.

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