What is the most important difference between religion and science that makes them seem to be in conflict?

Question

Like , for instance, if Religion and Science were two humans, what would their greatest problem in dealing with each other be?

Answer 1

...well they would fight because one would use fact,evidence and history to prove points....and the other would just make up what ever it wanted to fit its beliefs.

Ex. Person 1: "evolution is a proven fact, your just refusing to study it enough to know that"
Person 2: "No way we came from Dust"
Person 1: "No...no...thats not possible" We have proof,evidence,science"
Person 2: "Nope...magic garden..talking snake.and by the way...your gonna burn in hell if you don't believe what I do"

Answer 2

They actually don't conflict only the followers of both conflict. Remember Creationism is a scientific therory.

The reason why some people say they conflict is that science labels it as a therory and not a fact. In science in order to call something a fact it has to be 100% proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Think about it even gravity is a therory.

As for 2 people I would have to say a teacher (science) and a philosopher (religion).

Answer 3

If you want to use the analogy of two humans religion would be a poisoned dwarf and science would be a colossus. The two don't need to deal with each other because religion is nothing.

Answer 4

do you not know true science will always be in the bible. for example Isaiah 40:22 describes the earth as a circle. a book in the bible that was written way before Columbus supposedly went to prove this theory. if they wanted to know whether the earth was flat or not all they had to do was read the bible. the theory of evolution the "big bang" theory and any other scientific theory is just that, a theory and has never been proven. in fact you cant prove it.but you can prove the earth is round!!as stated in the bible.now know this the bible is not meant to be used as a science book.but the science in it is irrefutable and has been proven. ( true science)

Answer 5

That is simple. Religious truth is based on belief, not observable and measurable evidence like Scientific truth is.....ie..Religion claims truth without providing evidence while science claims only truth that it has evidence to support. If a universal creator truly exists, it will be science that finds the proof, not religion. As to that regard, science has already has found mathematical evidence that the universe is multidimensional.

Answer 6

Common sense denies faith. To anyone who applies reason and common sense to their religion, its falsehoods show up in stark relief. To believe something that is clearly false, means you have to do one hell of a snow job on yourself. That's why you won't see any theists giving any worthwhile arguments about their religion. They use circular logic, and ignore the facts in an attempt to maintain their "suspension of disbelief".

That's why they have such a problem with atheists. Atheists are like the hecklers in the audience. The theists are putting on a play, depending on each other to continue to pretend their god exists. But the atheists are the bad apples, laughing and making cracks from the peanut gallery. And it totally ruins the play for the theists. As an atheist, though, I can't apologize. Your play is harmful. And it's time for the final curtain...

From Captain Aethism
It's true isn't it?

Answer 7

each one trying to say they are right and the other wrong im not a religious person but i admire when pope john paul said that religious people shouldnt treat science as if it were evil i kind of understand it i mean the big bang got started somehow and evolution was started somehow maybe it is some god but i dont know about all the so called holy books

Answer 8

That they both do not understand that they both define the other, they are explainations for the other.

The Supreme Being created scientific laws to govern the universe. Hence, all things which happen within the universe are effects of these laws of science, whether we have discovered them or not.

Answer 9

I think, science and metaphysics are capable of good discussion.

Religion on the other hand is about people being mostly deluded, controled; and following what some, so called, magic book tells them.

Answer 10

while faith ruled technology there grew to become into no longer various a conflict. basically kill the scientist that does no longer conform. while technology broke freed from the regulations of religion this is while this entire conflict began. technology would not help faith, needless to say. faith is predicated of of no actual data. in straightforward terms theories,thoughts and thoughts. technology is predicated off of certainty.... So of direction once you have 2 "human beings" who think of distinctive you could have conflict.