All of these thought provoking questions today make me want to ask, does it have to be one or the other? Can I have my faith and believe in science? Or do I have to choose?
2007-08-16 09:16:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hm.
Hmm.
Well, I've always subscribed to the notion that you have to pick one or the other. The problem with that is . . . . that's a contradiction in theory (yeah, I teach critical thinking; what of it? lol). So, because my overall philosophy is that there are more shades of gray than black and whites, I'm going to say you can believe in both.
But I really don't like the idea of combining evolution with intelligent design. It makes me cringe. :(
Damn it, rp. Quit making me revise my philosophical approaches!
2007-08-16 16:33:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a scientist. I have faith in God. I have not much conflict between science and faith because I know that science is not perfect and people have not developed the ultimate understanding of the universe, so discrepancies between science and Christian believe are not a problem. The discrepancies do not affect my work either.
I guess I'd have a hard time working in the field of geology or palientology, but I don't work in that field so whether the world was created or evolved makes no difference to my work. I believe in creation and believe that evolution has also taken place, but not on the sweeping scale that the evolutionists like to propose. But it is obvious that selective breeding causes changes within species I see no evidence of evolution creating species.
2007-08-16 16:28:17 · answer #2 · answered by William D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to have science in order to have faith in what you believe in. On the other hand, you must have faith in science too, in order to explain the reasons for what you feel towards your faith.
Choice is not an option. It goes hand in hand... You had faith in asking and answering questions in Y/Answers... right now, by examining the results of your answers, you are using science in order to receive your judgment, which is science. The decision that you have to make (science) is the result of your sense of trust and credibility you put into what you believe in that particular answer is the one which is best reflected to your question (science+faith).
Hope this helps :-)
2007-08-16 16:21:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As someone who understands that our knowledge of Science can enrich our Faith, I would say that you can have both.
For example, the Classical Greeks were very religious in their daily lives (based on archaeological evidence) and were able to build buildings that are amazing evidence of applied science. There was also documented use of electricity to treat pain and arthritic conditions (which modern medicine is re-discovering)
So given these historical precedents, I see no conflicts.....
2007-08-16 16:27:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anne Hatzakis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith and science are not mutually exclusive.
God gave us an inquisitive nature, and science is a culmination of that nature.
If you are feeling that God is threatened by science, then perhaps your vision of God is too small. There are questions that science hasn't begun to touch yet.
There is an article in DISCOVER magazine Sept 2007 that covers this fairly well. (Jaron's World). It can be found online at discovermagazine.com
2007-08-16 16:29:35 · answer #5 · answered by Jeff S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Faith and science go hand-in-hand. Most christians realize that God is the greatest scientist of all, and modern medicine is attributed to the quest to learn. If God didn't want us to learn, He wouldn't have given us curiousitly or the intelligence needed in order to strive to find cures.
2007-08-16 16:24:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure you can! I have my faith and believe in Science and always have.
2007-08-16 16:20:35 · answer #7 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is very simple.
If your faith contradicts science then one of them must be wrong. You have to chose on or the other. (Faith is batting zero on this historically, so I would suggest that you chose science.)
If your faith does not contradict science then you do not need to choose.
2007-08-16 16:21:56 · answer #8 · answered by Simon T 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Of course you can have your faith and believe in science! I recommend you do your own investigation of both.
2007-08-16 16:19:40 · answer #9 · answered by buscadora78 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't know which of the sciences you are asking about.
2007-08-16 16:23:41 · answer #10 · answered by firelight 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋