How can education benefit religion?

Question

Religion can clearly count against education. I mean, a person can devote their entire lives to studying the bible and spreading their interpretation of it to other people, but they probably never would have opened an encyclopedia. The human mind can hold a lot of knowledge but it is not without limit. The more knowledge the better, but religion is not knowledge at all; it is belief.

So if religion is an opposition to education, isn’t it the same vice versa?

Answer 1

It doesn't matter what form this question takes, it still doesn't compute......I am educated in a lot of things,,, pottery and all ways to make it, I can sew up a storm, I'm a good cook, I can paint, draw, I have read and studied a lot of books, and not one single thing has anything to do with the price of tea in China. You get my point?

Answer 2

Desiree,

May I point out, that there is a difference between religion, and spirituality. Knowledge, and spirituality are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they compliment each other. Science, cannot explain all phenomena, because it refuses to recognize anything which cannot be physically perceived. Spirituality deals primarily with revelation, which cannot be verified by Science. Together, they can give us a better idea of what our universe consists of. One day, open minded individuals of both disciplines will meet in the middle. Religion, is another matter altogether. It consists more of dogmas and mythology, than actual knowledge, or revelation. While it may have started out as revelation, it usually becomes corrupted, and forgets what it was all about in the beginning. Not to disrespect anyone's religion, but history speaks for itself. If religion would turn back to the path of truth, and allow itself to grow, it could do much to uplift humanity. Just my two cents. Peace be unto you..................

Will

Answer 3

Religion is not the oppostie of education. There are many Christians out there that are extremely intelligent. For example...much of the Bible can be supported by archeological evidence which we are 'learning' more and more everyday.
When a person becomes more intelligent, hopefully, they will also become more articulate and able to put words to some of the more complicated aspects of spiritual growth. I am a Christian and know personally that our church always encourages, NEVER discourages education.
Also, religion requires a great deal of study if one is to know and understand the Bible. Have you ever read it? It is not an easy read. It takes a great deal of study to understand it, know it, and exercise the principles in life everyday.

Answer 4

No, the more educated you become and the more you learn about the world the more you will quesiton God and examine your own beliefs...this self-examination can lead someone to form a better understanding of one's life and how God plays a role in it...also during the middle ages the Church was the largest supporter of educations and the Jesuit devotion to God adn Education still is strong

Answer 5

My religion has supported excellence in education for centuries, and has built many, many schools and universities. There's no benefit to an uneducated clergy or congregation. I attended religious schools, in addition to some public ones, and the public schools were terribly far behind by comparison. The religious schools managed to combine religion and education in ways that worked together. Being religious was never accepted as an excuse for shirking one's academic work.

Answer 6

Not all religions are counter to science. The Roman Catholics have extensive scientific research facilities around the world.

"The author, Fiorenzo Facchini, a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Bologna, laid out the scientific rationale for Darwin's theory of evolution, saying that in the scientific world, biological evolution 'represents the interpretative key of the history of life on Earth.'"
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002748197_vatican19.html

Do you know of the Pontifical Academy of Science (it's been around since 1603!)?
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/acdscien/400_ann/program.htm
They are even doing stem-cell research.

They're the ones who presented Steven Hawking the Pius XI medal in 1975 for his work on singularities and the big bang.
http://www.lucasianchair.org/hawking.html

The Church recruits top scientist:
http://www.ewtn.com/library/ISSUES/STELLAR.TXT

Then there's the 1.8m Alice P. Lennon Telescope (The Pope Scope or Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope [VATT]) in Arizona.
http://clavius.as.arizona.edu/vo/R1024/Instr.html

Please don't lump the Catholics in with the spin-off fundamental-defective religions.

To answer you question:
The better we know God's creation, the better we know God!

Answer 7

I don't think education is an opposition to religion at all. For that matter, I don't think either counteract the other in the least. It is important for everyone no matter what religion to be educated. It is also important for nonreligious people to be educated about religion. You're right in the fact that religion isn't about facts, it's about faith. But it's important for people to be educated in religion for purposes of tolerance. Tolerance is the key to a peaceful environment.

Answer 8

In the Bible it says" My people perish from lack of knowledge" So according to this education and religion go hand in hand. God bless.

Answer 9

I had a preacher tell me once not to read a certain book because "much learning damages faith". I have found this to be untrue! The more I learn...in all areas of study...the more I believe!! I do NOT believe religion and education are in oppositition to each other. Quite the contrary, I believe they are necessary to each other!...Blessings!

Answer 10

More laughable, atheist, generalization. How many times are you brainless ones going to ask these types of questions? It's kind of ironic, though. Your question mentions knowledge, yet contains none at all. Neat, huh?