Does religion have any place in science education?

Answer 1

Religion is about belief systems and could be debated in R.E. Science is about testing hypotheses and theories, indeed trying to refute hypotheses etc. Science changes over time - some things are disproved while others are upheld. Certain facts may arise out of scientific investigations which are carried on the basis of properly conducted, unbiased research which should be replicable. These facts are correct for as long as they remain resistant to refutation. If scientists discover something new, then these new facts are added to existing knowledge and maybe changes are made to theories. Science can tolerate uncertainty.

There may be some aspects of religion that change over time, but, to my mind, religious thinking does not progress in the same way as scientific research as the methods are entirely different. Both have their place but they are different; religion should not be involved in science education and scientific methods and principles are not part of religious education. ~RJS

Answer 2

Many years ago, I would have said NO! But whilst I realise that almost all the problems in the world stem from religion and how it is interpreted by different groups, science is so far away from answering so many questions. I believe that at some point both religion and science will have to be married together to bring real insight to the reality of life.

We must not forget that part of our evolutionary process was the discovery (or creation) of a supreme diety. This brought about law and order and helped create the fear that was needed to build what can currently be viewed as our civilised societies, which will probably look like the middle/ dark ages to the people that will be here a thousand years from now.

Certain aspects of religion must play a part in science education. Anything that gives hope, contentment and peace of mind can solve problems and generate ideas that science will never be able to explain.

Keep an open mind, as none of us know the truth and are swayed by evidence and counter evidence - Both must work hand in hand, so that the qualities of human existence and life can be enhanced.

Answer 3

NO NO NO NO NO!
Religion requires faith, not logic.
Science requires logic, not faith. The two are incompatible.
American scientists are bemoaning the damage that is being done to the scientific community at large and the education of American children in particular by the inclusion of such things as Creationism and intelligent design in school and we have imported this pseudo scientific trash over here.
A quick read of Yahoo answers will turn up people still refusing to accept Darwin's theory of evolution on the grounds of nonsense churned out by these folk. For example - that we are descended from monkeys. This argument was trounced over a hundred years ago and still it is being offered as a counter argument to evolution. (Answer for those who don't know it - we have a common ancestor, which is why we share so much DNA with apes)
What saddens me is that children are going to reach university level to find out that they have been made fools of by those supposedly educating them. How would you like your mates to find out you still believe in Santa Claus aged 18?

Answer 4

If you are referring to the teaching of Creationism and ID in Science classes the answer is no, absolutely not. Creationism and ID are misleading and unscientific. Keep these stories for the RE classroom.

If some realistic proof can be provided for these religious theories then perhaps they can be taught as a science, but as things stand there is nothing scientific about them.

Answer 5

Yes where it impacts scientific use for example those religious fanatics who oppose stem cell usage and experiment. Religion as an academic subject should be taught in all public schools because of the impact it has had on human history and still has on human societies but in doing so it is important that there be no prostelyzing by teachers or mentors.

Answer 6

regrettably it incredibly is fairly not what might learn in maximum faculties in the event that they have been allowed to tutor faith. they might tutor the religious idealologies that the college directors or college board feels could learn. A public college is a state run enterprise, meaning no religious ideals can learn in public faculties. If faculties are going to tutor religous ideals, they could tutor ALL religions or none in any respect. it would be great if which would be what became taught in faculties, nonetheless which would be something extra useful for a school point direction, the priority being is that the guy coaching it has the skill to tutor their specific religious perspectives, and it fairly is prohibited to sell any form of religious view. Does this classification which comprise suggestions on Wicca, Islam, Shinto, Buddhism, and Hinduism? i might doubt that it teaches the philosophies of all religious ideals. you besides could say it has to do with the moral developement of those toddlers, yet ethical developement from what perspective? back, a situation, the college administration and instructors may be waiting to tutor their specific perspectives, and could say what they think of is immoral or no longer. coaching a Comparative Religions classification may be a great element, if thats what it fairly may be. It additionally could in no way be a required direction for all and sundry, yet a extreme college optionally available i may be waiting to work out it IF and provided that it incredibly became a Comparative faith direction, even nonetheless it makes it way too uncomplicated for specific human beings to sell specific ideals.

Answer 7

Maybe as a foil to scientific methodology. You can say this is religion and this is science and never the twain shall meet, PLEASE.

Read the Bible and then read the Inquirer and ask yourself which is more believable. I attend church because it is a place to meet people who generally are good and give of themselves, not to take the Fable seriously. You can get good ideas on how to live your life from the Bible, about getting out of yourself and doing for others but go no further is my advice. That is where the trouble begins. Lets all slaughter one another over the contents of books written by the pious among us. HUH??? You don't see readers of Dr. Spock and readers of Dr. Phil killing each other to prove which is the best read.

Answer 8

Only if you take all religions into account!! otherwise you are being too selective. Of course that is not practical. So leave religion to those that want to manipulate & convert folk with myth and and leave science to those who want to just understand how stuff works, like the universe that creationists claim is around 6000 years old .Ha Ha.

Answer 9

I think it does, some things in science are just unanswerable without bringing God in to it. I mean the fact that our cells and atoms etc are so perfetctly in the right place that our organs work, we grow, we can eat, walk, work, talk etc... Not to mention the way that as far as we know in our universe there's only one planet capable of supporting life, that just so happened to be in the right place, with the right conditions to bring life to millions of species. I mean how can it just happen?? It must have come from somewhere/someone.

You can answer most things through sience, but it's impossible to leave God out, cos ini my belief He made it all happen, even Steven Hawking mentions the unexplainable things can only be answered "maybe God did it?"

Answer 10

Religion can be used as an example of a completely different way of "deciding" what the truth is. Science uses testing and reproducibility. Religion does not.