How science and religion are related as one?

Answer 1

According to the mainstream, comforting, easy and politically correct way of thinking, science and religion are unrelated, because, as they say, they pertain to different spheres of our knowledge.

I disagree.

Science and religion basically have the same purpose: trying to grasp meaning and order in our universe. There are matters, such as cosmology or the origin of life, in which science and religion are openly in contrast. Then, the problem is to assess which of the two actually provides real explanations.

For myself, I subscribe to the view of the biologist Richard Dawkins: religion is simply bad science.

Answer 2

There are many things that science can't explain. Two big ones:

How did the Big Bang start?

When the universe condensed out of the hot energy of the Big Bang, why were certain physical constants that appeared exactly right to create stars and man?

If you want to say a Creator did that, it's not science, but it also does not conflict with any science. So I don't claim they're related, but I do say they're compatible.

Some scientific fundamentalists say otherwise. They're called "New Atheists". I think their belief is just as faith based as any religion, they have no scientific proof.

More info:

http://reasons.org/

Answer 3

"Science and religion [are] no longer seen as incompatible."
-- The Daily Telegraph, London, May 26, 1999.

Reconciling Science and Religion
- An Enduring Quest
- - Accept the Limits
- - Let the known facts speak
- - The Creative Days--24 Hours Each?
- - Faith, not credulity
- - Respect science; acknowledge belief
- - Has Science Taken the Moral High Ground?
http://watchtower.org/e/20020608/article_01.htm

Answer 4

This is a question with no handle. Everyone has beliefs. Most people believe that science is a persuit of truth by a method based on repeatable experimentation. It is founded by the belief in the scientific method. There is really nowhere one can say that this belief comes from. People just believe it.

If we define religion as a set of beliefs that are about things that are not physical but spititual, then there is a simularity. No one can show from a physical standpoint where these beliefs come from.

Answer 5

Most religions are based off of scientific happenings throughout history that were unexplainable at the time. Through technology we have learned to be able to explain some of the things that caused our beliefs. Even with explainations now there are still many things that we can not answer. So what is left but to believe in some higher power to explain the unexplained?

Answer 6

I will tell you a little story that one of my professors once told me. Pretend that it is 30025 and humans have now inhabited the planet Neptune. On some little expedition, a group of scientists return to the planet Earth in their life support suits to discover a wonderfully designed two-wheeled item that has rusted and deteriorated, but can be still be distinctly classified as a biped tool of some sort. Once taken back to Mars, many conjecture at it's uses. One group of religious zealots come out with a statement that this handle-barred, two-wheeled item was once used for great enjoyment. It was probably ridden by entire families of ancient bipeds to spend quality time together after Sunday brunch many, many years ago. These bipeds would speed down massive hills and hold celebrations specific to racing these wonderful contraptions. Meanwhile a sect of local scientists conjecture that this two-wheeled item helped bring about the colonization of the planet Earth. At its inception, it was used to transport ancient bipeds from place to place. Many rode it to work and even attached baskets to it for transporting small amounts of goods from here to there. Now, given that transportation has advanced so tremendously, and that people can teleport their items from here to there, these two-wheeled vehicles became obsolete, and thus were forgotten in the anals of time. Given your knowledge of the twentieth century, you probably recognize this "tool" as a bicycle. Who is correct? Does this answer your question about how science and religion are related?

Answer 7

They are both tools used to answer questions, and predict outcomes. They are usefully for different situations. Science can't tell us about the meaning of life, and religion isn't concerned with equations.

The only problem is that when someones religious views are wrong, they often have to wait 'till they die to find out. Fortunately, scientific problems are often solved much more quickly.

Answer 8

Oops! I am going to go ahead and say this because it is true for Me and me only. I think science studies God's creation----good and bad. He set it into motion. It took billions of years but one day is like a million or billion to God. Can't believe I got trapped down here in Science and Mathematics and answered that question. It's just true or it's not. What we Decide to believe doesn't make any difference because it IS what it IS. Now I'll just sneak out of here..................

Answer 9

Science tries (and mostly succeeds) in explaining "how"...

Religion tries (but mostly fails) in explaining "why"...

Answer 10

Supposedly they are both looking for the truth.