isnt it just about time that science and religeon got along?

Question

given that none of us are capable of actually PROVING each other wrong (for my fellow scientists who are offended by this statement remember we once thought flogeston was undeniably real) shouldnt we just lay of the battle??

Answer 1

Science is capable of admitting its mistakes. Religion stems from the word of God, and is thus perfect and irrefutable.

Presumably you mean Phlogiston, which whilst being wrong, was a perfectly reasonable theory at the time, given the level of understanding. As was the luminiferous ether, elan vital, etc.

Scientists do not, and have never claimed to, seek for proof of god's non-existence. They search to find how the universe works, and in doing so have discovered god is increasingly unlikely.

I personally wouldn't concede and want to 'get along' in some half-hearted PC manner. Understanding is more important than bruised feelings, and I have a deep dislike of anyone who wishes to keep people as a whole ignorant of things around them.

Answer 2

Well you can't prove a negative. As for getting along, I believe that if you Christian fundamentalists an inch and they'll take a mile. I think the only reason we live in a free tolerant society today is that more enlightened people decided it was better to take religion out of politics and put religion in it's proper place of being a personal issue and not something that should be forced upon others.

As long as religion continues to push creationism into classrooms and public discussions, science has to push back to make sure reality is better understood than just believing some uncritical fable about everything poofing into existence a few thousand years ago. Maybe when the number of people who believe creationism isn't so depressing, religion and science can call a truce.

Answer 3

Proof is not the issue. The core of the difference between science and religion is the principle.

Before I continue, I want to point out that your premise about scientists believing that phlogiston was undeniably real is false. The very essence of being a scientist is not to have unfounded beliefs. Scientists must follow the evidence where it takes them. No scientific principle is "undeniably true". There's always a chance that evidence will emerge to falsify it.

That said, the core of religion is faith: the belief in something despite lack of evidence or even strong evidence against it. Obviously when one group attempts to explain reality by interpreting the best evidence they have and the other group tries to explain reality by ignoring the best evidence available, you're going to have conflict.

Answer 4

I think everyone should just shake hands and agree to diagree. I think religion has more of a need to disprove science because science is so contrary to several fundamental religious beliefs. Scientist's don't care to prove or disprove anything religious.

at the battle between science and religion, I'll be the one sitting on the sidelines passing out books on Einsteins Theory of Relativity while at the same time asking God, "Are you watching this? Ridiculous, huh?"

Answer 5

It is people who want to keep the fight up. Religious zealots who call themselves the warriors of God. Can you imagine that? The all mighty, all knowing needing an army? It was us who learned about knowledge by accident not knowing better. If the legend of the eating of the tree of knowledge is true then it meant at the time that we got closer to the expression that says that we were made in the image of God. Not only did we looked alike but we also now had access to knowledge. God did not destroy us. He made us work for our keep from then on. He gave us this planet to administer and to learn to survive and try to get along with each other. We have learned through trial and error. God has given us freedom to choose and eventhough many times we have screwed up mayor time we have come long ways. Still we have a long way to go to be worthy of his miracles but you cannot say that man has not through science done some great things.

Answer 6

Why do you all assume that ONE is RIGHT over the other?

Science obviously has it's perks to help out God's creations...
Why is it that someone has to "believe" in a certain way or tactic that proves it to be the right or wrong way of doing something.

Scientists have done more for this world that MOST of us religious folk have ever done.

Scientists have conjured up ways to help us live in this day and society, therefore making it easier for us religious folk to stay in touch with our families and loved ones.

Religious folk like us ONLY tend to seem to have answers, but for some reason we lack in our deeds!

Scientists have the deeds part down. I think that God would be happy that many of us are even here BECAUSE scientists have helped out in the medical field... Everything works hand in hand, it's up to those of us who KNOW God, to do OUR part as well... and NOT assume that others don't know God.

Ask yourself as a religious person, when was your last time you contributed to God's Creations?

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Answer 7

If--and only if--people were willing to see that both science and religion are tools to be used by humanity for finding truth--with each serving a purpose in its own domain--science and religion could peaceably co-exist.
No. It is NOT "just about time" for that. It IS time for that to happen. It's PAST time for that to happen. It should have happened already. If things continue the way they are, humanity will get so fed up with the abuses of religion that religion will be outlawed and outlawing it will cause some people to cling to it even more strongly and religion will become a "hidden enemy" of humanity and the battle will rage on and on.
It IS time to do something about it. NOW!

Answer 8

You do realize that its the religious who are forcing belief through the filter of scientific methodology and not scientists? Not all of course. Only those who want there to be fighting and conflict. The flavor of the moment being creationism repackaged or 'intelligent deign' as they like to call it now.

Want science and religion to get along? Stop pushing belief as science. It really is just that simple.

For those believers who think religion is under attack by science you've been duped by the ID promoters. Their plan all along was to push your beliefs as being science so hard that someone had to eventually say the obvious.

"Belief is not science." But unless you're stupid and frankly most of you aren't you knew that already. But the ID promoters want you to believe that scientists are the ones actively trying to disprove your beliefs. They're not.

Answer 9

I think that of lately if you get to hear the Good things...you will find science is proving God exists and the biblical things too.

Religion is mostly a bldg where people go to worship God.
As well as what one main founder read in the Bible and threw out the rest. However there is one true religion.

Answer 10

I agree with you. I love God. I love science. I think that they can complement each other. I think that we all need to find respect and love for each other. It is funny I have never found a scientist that ridiculed anyone for their beliefs..for their work ..YES..but most have a great deal of respect and kindness for the diversity of mankind. They, almost all, are the first to admit that ALL of humanity has contributed to science and technology. They also are the first to say that we are doomed if we do not learn how to tolerate each other, live in peace and stop ravaging earth.