does religion lead to science?

Answer 1

are you crazy

Answer 2

Everyone seems so quick to laugh at this- because you said the word religion, and no one seems to feel comortable with religion at the moment. It makes sense for them to feel like this- if you have not been bought up spiritually, and all you see of religion is people being blown up and wars and segregation- then no way could they ever understand why people have religion.

Religion will of course lead to science, and science to religion. Religion is a way of trying to explain things that we don't understand, of course the Pagan's, for example, considered the sun and moon as God's- there were these huge orbs floating above their heads- one dictating the day, the other night. The position of the sun in the sky would determine months of the year- and help them to know when to plant their crops and when to harvest. The sun gave life. The moon would change monthly, and they wopuld assosciate this with the womans monthly cycle. All of this made sense then, and still does to a degree now, except we understand it now from a scientific point of view.

So, religion lead to science. Religion is trying to understand things, and science tries to answrs those questions. We spirtually want to be more than just flesh and bone that miracuslously just appeared on a planet, and science is trying to determine why we are here. Science is just trying to answer the questions religion is asking- all religions need to work togetehr, and work with science.

I also believe the not only will religion lead to science, but science lead back to religion, when it proves that there was a creator- not neccessarily a God as any religion may see Him/Her, but as energy.

Answer 3

There was a conflict with science and religion in Christian Europe and this is where the bad reputation comes from.

Muslims of all nationalities and races have been leading scientists for over a thousand years after reading the Quran and encouraged to think about the this world:

Verse 164, Chapter 2 of the Qur'ân: "Behold! In the creation of the heavens and the earth; in the alternation of the night and the day; in the sailing of the ships through the ocean for the benefit of mankind; in the rain which God sends down from the skies; and the life which He gives therewith to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that he scatters through the earth; in the change of winds and the clouds which they trail like slaves between the sky and the earth; - (here) indeed are signs for people that are wise and think."

Answer 4

One should not lead to another.

The only situation in which it does is when a particular religion has a strong hold on the scientific community. This has happened, historically, and to an extent, it still continues.

Religion should fulfill humankind's spiritual needs - or at least - vaguely point at the spiritual realm.

Science should enlighten us about the physical universe - no more, no less. Yes, science can be used for other purposes, such as entertainment - but it should not stick its head into religion - because I don't believe God can be explained off, let alone contained.

Answer 5

Not necessarily, but I have no problem with them both working together well.

I don't think in terms of Religion, because it is a broad concept that by definition even includes science.http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/religion.
But spirituality is the pursuit of spiritual knowledge, and science is the pursuit of physical knowledge. I enjoy the pursuit of all knowledge, and can see how either religion or science could lead to the other.

Answer 6

There is no doubt that religion leads to science. When any reasonable, clear thinking person starts to analyze the dogma of religion they cannot fail but to turn to science for a logical answer to their questions.

Answer 7

I had a teacher who gave us an article on how a scientist should leave religion at home when he comes to work. That a person could have both in his or her life, but that they should remain separate. I don't believe this. As I look deeper into the science and complexity of the world around us, I see more of the master piece of God

Answer 8

Science is a religion. It is a system of beliefs that affect how one views and interacts with the world around them.

Did you mean does a specific religion (like Christianity) lead to science?

Answer 9

Leads away! Look at the 'iteligunt disiners' and young earth creationists!
Religion is a set of easily accessible myths to explain the observed universe, popular with people who cant accept the truth as revealed by science.

Answer 10

i don't know that religion leads to science but i feel that it does help us understand the bible but you can also get to far into science and miss the bible. I feel you have to have a level amount of the two

I have learned in listening to discovery many things about the bible i have not ever thought of like i never knew that the wise men was from Persia, and i didn't know that their skulls was somewhere..and so on..you learn so much when you combine the two

Answer 11

Science leads to religion though. It points to creation and the creator.