People on both sides of the aisle seem to think that if you're a Christian, you can't be a scientist. They also seem to think that if you're a scientist, you can't be a Christian.
2007-03-06 06:46:49 · 9 answers · asked by allenbmeangene 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You can be both, someone who says you cannot has no clue about their faith.
2007-03-06 06:54:38 · answer #1 · answered by selena d 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What they mean is that you can't apply the 'rules' of science to religion, and vice versa.
In other words, you can't take it on 'faith' that the experiment worked, or that your thesis is correct, and still be a scientist.
Likewise, there are some tenents of Christianity that can only be taken as a leap of faith, since there is little 'tangible' evidence to suggest scientifically that they are true or work: the meek shall inherit the Earth, turn the other cheek, forgive your 'brother' 7x70, etc etc etc.
This is not to say that there are not Christian scientists or scientific Christians, or that even an agnostic scientist and a devout Christian are completely at odds (although they may believe they are). It simply means that, depending upon the field to which you are seeking answers, there are different rules to follow.
2007-03-06 14:57:37 · answer #2 · answered by Khnopff71 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, it just depends how far back you want to go. Galileo? Copernicus? Incidentally, it wasn't until the 20th century that the Church admitted it had been wrong to persecute them for daring to suggest that the sun was the center of our system.
Now we have Young Earth and Intelligent Design and dozens of other puerile absurdities - all pathetic attempts to discredit any science which appears to contradict biblical cosmology.
In short, the conflict between Christianity and science is that Christianity's primary concern is to defend its doctrine. Science is free to accept new evidence and adjust its theories accordingly; religion is terrified at every new discovery, and immediately sets The Reaction in motion to browbeat people back to the Dark Ages.
If "tradition" was always right, we'd still live in caves. We certainly wouldn't be having this dicussion on the internet right now!
2007-03-06 14:51:01 · answer #3 · answered by jonjon418 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
actually i kno a lot of scientists that are accepting if christianity, but i dont kno too many christians willing to accept science
2007-03-06 14:50:43 · answer #4 · answered by its not gay if... 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Science explains the process.
2007-03-06 14:50:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The greatest scientist of all is in fact God.
2007-03-06 14:53:33 · answer #6 · answered by Starjumper the R&S Cow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have studied 5 different branches of science
2007-03-06 14:52:10 · answer #7 · answered by Doug 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably from comparing the Bible, "Do not follow after your heart or your eyes, by which you go astray," (from Deuteronomy) to the Scientific Method, which says observation leads to truth.
2007-03-06 14:50:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Well you can't be intelligent and stupid at the same time.
2007-03-06 14:50:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋