Do you think there will ever be a time when religion and modern science will be ultimately reconciled?

Answer 1

I don't think it'll ever be fully reconciled, but it will be closer than it is now. It seems the pendulum of thought is swinging back toward the dark ages at the moment :(

Answer 2

I think this already occurs on an individual level. Ultimately, I think that it really only can and should occur on an individual/small group level.

The best we can ever probably hope for is institutional religions accepting that there is a difference between the role of "explaining the material origins of life and the physical laws that govern our existence" and that of "giving order and purpose to life". When that occurs an individual is freed to grapple with the material realities our lives are founded upon and then come to faith (or not) quite on their own.

The real question for me is will there come a point where most institutions (religious, academic, and so on) take individual liberty, rather than dogma and authority, as their fundamental assumption? If so, then we'll be free to question and explore both our inner and outer worlds. That's much more important to me than whether or not a given church will ever be willing to turn current scientific orthodoxy into religious dogma.

Answer 3

I doubt it. There will always be people who will believe the past happened and the future will happen just as it is written no matter what the truth is. In the same way, no two religions will ever reconcile.

Answer 4

Yes. it is happening as you seek. As scientists search for proof in the Bible and the Vatican opens up to new points of view to prove itself the two may help to explain the things that they each cannot explain within its own surrounding. There will be a middle ground, but the question is when will the rest of the people accept it in unison?

Answer 5

NO. religion is a fantastic reflection of objective reality and has no factual basis

Answer 6

Indeed, I do.

When Christ returns.