IMAX theaters throughout the Southern United States have decided to not run a new movie on volcanoes because it refers to evolution. The film represents the latest skirmish in the battle between science and religion that has been raging everywhere from science classrooms to Terry Schiavo’s bedside.

But do science and religion necessarily have to be at odds? Not according to Nobel Laureate Charles Townes, the co-inventor of the laser and a professor at the University of California-Berkeley. Earlier this month, Townes was awarded the $1.5 million Templeton Prize for his work in bridging science and religion.

In this radio diary, Charles Townes explains why science and religion are two coins of the same realm

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Charles Townes, the co-inventor of the laser and a professor at the University of California-Berkeley. Earlier this month, Townes was awarded the $1.5 Million Templeton Prize for his work in bridging science and religion.