A great author and thoretical physicist has written several books on science and religion:
Paul Davies
The Mind of God, God and the New Physics, The Cosmic Blueprint, Other Worlds, The Fifth Miracle
2007-10-20 17:03:18 · 23 answers · asked by bbwena 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It would be great. The Bible is fact and everyword true. Why not use science to try and prove it.
2007-10-20 17:12:35 · answer #1 · answered by tambos67camaro 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Funny you should mention it! Not so long ago (I'm talking 17th century) the two seemed to coexist quite fruitfully. In fact it was during what was called the "Age of Enlightenment" which gave birth to the notion of democracy as a valid form of government and the classical notion of liberalism--Not the freakshow caricature that conservatives like to bash nowadays on talk radio but the real thing harkening back to the writings of Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill promoting free civil society, limited government, property rights to individuals, equality under the rule of law... Basically all those things historically originate from a period which not only had religious freedom but a flowering of reason and scientific inquiry, and both those trends not only coexisted but enriched the society of the time.
Nowadays, too many people equate scientific literacy with atheism, and religious tolerance and ecumenicalism seem to have gone the way of the dodo and the passenger pigeon.
2007-10-20 17:24:21 · answer #2 · answered by Pfistulated Cow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with that author although I have never read his books. Science is a relatively new discipline for man whereas religion has been around since the dawning of man's existence on this earth.
So I think that reality is or acknowledgment by non believers of human history must pose the question of religions unique importance to man at a philosophical level. There is a spiritual level of man that must be recognized and that is within man himself. Perhaps the most unexplainable being on the face of this earth.
For it is from man the both disciplines of religion and science come from. It is impossible to exorcise a character quality of man that even animals and insects do not display.
I would like to read his books. Thank you for posting the titles here.
2007-10-20 17:34:39 · answer #3 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Many people think that science and religion contradict each other, but the most convincing argument I've heard for evolution and all that jazz, is that contrary to popular belief, they support each other.
The bible gives the "why" and the ultimate "how".
Evolution theories go into detail with the "how".
I believe that the most important detail is given in the Bible - that God created everything.
How he did it is expanded on by scientists - be it evolution, then maybe.
Scientists can pinpoint what happened microseconds after the big bang.
The Bible tells us what happened before - there was God, and he created everything - therefore he created the big bang.
Science and religion actually go quite well together. Each fills in missing facts.
2007-10-20 17:16:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Albert Einstein was and even Freud thought the adolescent phase of society with it's neurotic beliefs was a necessary part to the development of a more mature future society.
peace requires kindness and understanding not force .
the following quote is often misunderstood as it requires much time and consternation to see .
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
Albert Einstein
think of religion as the carrier of morality and heart.
2007-10-20 17:16:28 · answer #5 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any religion that feels it must deny scientific fact to justify it's teachings is a worthless religion.
Evangelicals, seriously, wake up and look in the mirror . There is plenty of room for God AND truth in your spiritual life.
2007-10-20 18:39:07 · answer #6 · answered by Mark in Boulder 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am. I think the truth is often somehwere in the middle, and that science and religion can both provide truth and beauty in human lives. I will look into some of these books.
2007-10-20 17:07:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
"...there's a good chance they will eventually screw up so badly and become so pathetic they will actually morph into a hardcore born-again Christian." All the universe trembles before your searing logic. Only God can "save" people. But if someone asks me what I believe, would it not be the height of arrogant rudeness to just tell them it's none of their business?
2016-05-23 23:18:14 · answer #8 · answered by felipa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a religious belief.
I find it impossible to believe that in a universe with a trillion galaxies, a "God" could be summed up by any religion with specific, emotional, human-like deities, or with a focus on homo sapiens. There's just too much out there. I can't find value in faith, when so much of the natural world suggests that faith is a bad idea socially, ethically, and morally.
Edit: Einstein did not believe in a personal god. Neither does Stephen Hawking. They sometimes use the term "god" to refer to natural processes. But they were not religious. Those who claim otherwise are either uninformed or misleading.
2007-10-20 17:08:44 · answer #9 · answered by Dalarus 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No, the gloves have been off since Edwards vs. Aguillard, continued through the Wedge Document being leaked in 1999 and the Dover Panda Trial in Harrisburg, PA. Science-fearers want all or nothing.
I vote for science.
2007-10-20 17:08:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Why should they meet in the middle?
I rather let Science be Science and Religion be Religion.
2007-10-20 17:11:27 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋