Why do you believe in Science over Religion?

Answer 1

I don't. I believe science explains religion.

Answer 2

Um. One is fact and the other hearsay.

One is proofs that lead to theory and the other is theory that leads to 'proof'.

I've seen science save me and others from smallpox, shingles, pneumonia, influenza, tuberculosis and all those other great death-causers of the 19th and early 20th centuries. I've seen religion kill more people than any disease in the world.

There are hundreds of thousands of so-called 'gods'. Whichever one you choose to believe in has as much validity as the next guy's. Creationists might not like evolution because it's a theory, but there is no changing the facts and proofs that have led up to that theory.

Science admits it when it's wrong. Religion would rather kill millions than ever admit it's incorrect.

These are just a few, you know. Also, without science the cookie would never have been made, and I wouldn't be the cookie monster today.

Answer 3

Science and religion are two entirely different things. Science presents explanations for the natural, physical, and chemical world. Religion is the worship of a supreme being. Two totally different things. I value science. I have also studied most of the major religions of the world. So I guess I would say I don't value one over the other because they aren't in competition in my world. By the way, I accept the theory of evolution and I am a Christian.

Answer 4

Science is not a religion, it is not a matter of faith and has nothing to say on the existence or otherwise of gods. It is not a question of Science over Religion, many scientists are religious people and many religious people are scientists.

There are some religious groups such as Old Testament Fundamentalists who reject science but the majority of religions world wide are happy with science. Those who reject science embrace ignorance not religion.

Answer 5

Because science has evidence to back it up. Science can be seen, observed, and tested. All religion has is a 2000 year old book written by superstitious middle eastern sheep herders.
Let me give you a scenario.
Jesus himself said: "For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Now imagine you need a liver transplant, and you only have TWO choices. You can either: Pray to God to heal you. (Using the above quote from Jesus as a reference) or:
You can go to a doctor, and let *science* save your life.
What would you do?
See...you believe in science over religion, too.

Answer 6

I don't have to "believe in" science, because science is supported by empirical evidence. Religion is not. I guess you could say I prefer fact over fiction.

Answer 7

I don't "believe" in one over the other. They're both tools that humans have made in getting answers to questions. The problem is when people try to use one to answer questions that the other is better suited for.

Science is about explaining OBJECTIVE experience and developing ideas further along those lines. Religion is about SUBJECTIVE experiences and working within those parameters. Science isn't designed to answer questions about personal goals and destiny, and religion isn't designed to answer questions about biology and geology.

Answer 8

Because science is a universally understood set of concepts made up of theories, research, applications and reason. Religion is whatever some clown says it is at any given time. For myself, I believe in a higher being, but not one that is rooted in a book a bunch of old men made up and modified over centuries to oppress women, minorities and whatever infidels were convenient. My god is the literal lifeforce within everything. It keeps cells multiplying, is responsible for chance, and makes the planets spin. That, to me, is a real god.

Answer 9

Science is founded upon one thing above all - repeatability. That makes it more reliable. That does not negate truth found through faith. But for me, repeatability = reliability = believability. You can believe anything you want. I prefer to believe things that I can demonstrate over and over again. That to me is faith. People ask me what I think God is. To me, God is the physical principle by which you can play golf on the Moon just as you can on Earth. The Apollo astronauts did it. Repeatability = reliability = believability.

Answer 10

One does not "believe in" science. Do you believe in your computer? No, there is moutains of evidence the computer used to post this message exists. The existence of your computer is fact.

Same with science. There is a mountain of scientific fact. I look at the facts and analyze and interpert what those facts mean. To consiously decide not accept certain facts as true is a form of delusion or cognative dissonance.