Does religion stop science, or does science stop religion?

Question

According to you, which do you think?

Answer 1

both can co-exist. one teaches the natural world, the other teaches more important aspects such as our purpose, meaning, morals, God. WE need BOTH to live a complete and healthy life.

Answer 2

Religion hasn't ever stopped science, although it has tried to, many times.
Neither has science ever put an end to religion, although I see a great many science buffs trying.....

The fact is, there is no conflict at all between God and science. There is alot of conflict between arrogant theologians who think they are the "last word" on everything from dinosaurs to dna, and big-headed scientists who think that a few bacteiria becoming resistant to medication is "proof" of evolution.
Neither group has so much as a spit in a bucket's worth of knowledge about the truth...they just think they do.
God, on the other hand, has no problem at all with science.
After all....He invented it.

Answer 3

Science stops religion. Science can tell us for a fact that 2 of every species of living thing on this planet weighs over 50 million tons. The story of Noah & the Arc is now a proven lie. Religious beliefs are based not on proven facts but only because someone said so. It may have been sefficient thousands of years ago for ignorant people but not today.

Answer 4

Much to the alarm of religious people, science often exposes entrenched dogma as nonsense, which leads to the collapse of religion as a foundation for knowledge. This does not mean all religious concepts are useless, but it does remove those concepts which hinder scientific progress.

I would revise your question to read:
Which advances knowledge more, science or religion?

Naturally, the answer is science.

Answer 5

Well, there are certain religious people who are devoted to stopping science. So that one is true.

Science has no concern with religion, and though scientific discoveries may lead you to see things about your religion differently, unless your faith is weak, it should never really stop you from believing.

So, I'll go with religion stops science.

Answer 6

Religion supported science in its early years.
Religion could not and would not want to stop science.

Nothing can stop religion short of every human being killed.

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Answer 7

Some religions try to stop science if it disproves their beliefs. Other religions embrace science. Science seeks only the truth.

Answer 8

Daniel had science and belief in God, why can't any one be as Daniel?

Daniel wrote the book of Daniel that is in the bible, he was educated enought to learn whatever other language was required of him and to know religion and science and he did not bow down to religion and there by he would have been in trouble if there
had been no God, but there was, and his book is among those of the O.T.

Dan.1:4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans

If some one is in any field of science, why can't he be as Daniel?

Source(s):

Bible.

Answer 9

I think science and religion are a part of eachother.

If God created everything, then God created the laws of science... Every 'miracle' that Jesus did, must have followed some sort of law, we just haven't discovered it yet..

Answer 10

Neither is accurate. Scientists are afraid of what they cannot explain. Those w/ religion are afraid of science shaking up their beliefs which they formed themselves that are not listed in the Bible or other books.

Ex: slave owners used to believe slaves had no sense of sensation aka feel pain. Obviously all living things feel pain.

Answer 11

In my opinion and from what I have seen in this world, Science and Religion are not only compatible must a necessary part of one another. GOD made it that way! Have a great week!
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