Is there a god of pudding?
I am not following the discussion on The Republican War on Science (held at Crooked Timber and elsewhere), but I like reading other people who are.
For instance, this gem from Alun:
When I’m writing a lecture on something like mechanics I leave God out of it because it’s not necessary. I also leave custard out for the same reason. In this sense science is atheistic (and acustardic) because there’s an absence of gods.
