The first kind are the ones that bend the fact around the faith. Christianity is and example, either they try to refute science or bend it to fit the bible.
The second kind is one that bends the faith around the fact. Buddhism is an example, the Dalai Lama says that if Buddhism and science conflict, go with science.
2007-07-28 23:19:46 · 4 answers · asked by Steve 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I guess you can put it that way, but in a way that stands for the strength Christians, Muslims, Jews, and other religions like that must have in our faith. Even if so called science contradicts us now, we still have the faith. Not to mention science is on our side. Read Lee Strobel. What our children read about Evolution in science text books is the same outdated and flawed information he had in high school, and he did a 2 year search to find real evidence.
2007-07-28 23:28:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One can create dozens of "this group/that group" scenarios for just about any topic. But I do not believe Christianity is a bend-the-fact-around-the-faith religion. To attest to the fact that Jesus rose from the dead and performed miracles does not refute science. Isaac Newton was a strong Christian. Recently on TV (can't recall the channel) a program featured two leading physicists and their views regarding ultimate origin. The only difference was that one attributed the Big Bang to God while the other said the Bang was its own origin. Science rests on empirical evidence that can be replicated under controlled conditions. It answers The How. Theology rests on testimony and faith. It answers The Why and The What Next. The critical question in my mind is not which one: Science or Faith. It is which faith is true. I believe Christianity is true insofar as I believe Christ rose from the dead. That event is an historical subject of the miraculous, a theological topic; the How of it are beyond us. The Why is most certainly not.
2007-07-29 06:44:15 · answer #2 · answered by Caesar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What an interesting question! This is something I'd have to think about before answering, since there are many religions in the world. America's national cemeteries list 32 different types of symbols to place on tombstones, each symbol representing a different religion. We tend to think of three major religions here in the USA, Christianity (with its many subdivisions), Judaism (which also has subdivisions) and Islam (which also has subdivisions -- see what's going on as I write in Iraq, etc. among different adherents). All three religions can be seen as "bending" facts to suit their beliefs. Judaism is generally more liberal, even though there's a small group of Orthodox adherents who take the Old Testament literally.
The "Intelligent Design" theory is an example of Christianity accepting science, but "bending" it to teach that concept.
In the end, it doesn't matter, people have the right to their beliefs and to the expressions of their beliefs. Those of us who choose science cannot change the minds of those who choose religion. In fact, I wouldn't want to try.
2007-07-29 06:34:52 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buddhism is not a religion - it is a philosophy so there is only one kind of religion.
2007-07-29 07:20:17 · answer #4 · answered by Keith K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋