Why the seperation between religion and science?

Question

The are so many claims against religion based on science. There are just as many claims against science based on relgion. Does anyone have the forethought to believe in both; a God and scientific method?

Answer 1

Science dwells upon the truth and religion dwells upon faith which is unprovable.

Answer 2

I believe that science can be a source of truth. I have never seen any science which contradict my religious believes and I'm a mathematician. My main area of study is History of Mathematics and from what I can tell, with few exceptions (although atheists have seen to it that they are well known), it is normally scientists that show arrogance and end up getting it wrong. Pick up a science book 300 years old and see how many statement of facts there are that have now been proven otherwise. Religion has been consistent. Works, like that of Aquinas, still ring true today. Science is indeed a source of truth but it has trouble with keeping up with religion so some scientists seek to ridicule it. The problem is that people don't distinguish between scientific fact and statements simply stated as fact by scientists.

Answer 3

They can survive together in harmony.
I just watched a special on "The Discovery Channel" last night about Noah's Ark. Pretty interesting scientific studies. They also gathered information through means of archeology. Archeology is perhaps the best science suited for relating to religion. Many things have been discovered through this method. There are always possibilities to both sides, so why can't they both be compatable?

I reccommend a book by Gerald Schroeder for you to check out sometime. Called "The Science of God." It is pretty intense and full of great info combining the two subjects you have pointed out.

Answer 4

I wasn't aware that religion made any claims against science. I attended Lutheran grade school and high school. We even learned the Theory of Evolution in Biology classes. I think scientific people do not like religion because it doesn't require proof. There's hardly any proof that anything Christianity is based on is real, and science is all about hard evidence and proof. It would be nice for them to mesh, but they never will.

Answer 5

This situation of dichotomy between science and religion has arisen not because all scientists are necessarily anti-religion, but rather because religion for so long has not shown her scientific side—the substantive, researchable quality that would make her more attractive to the rationalist.

A quality of honest men is that they admit ignorance of things beyond their knowledge, and further that they accept an idea when convinced of it by proper reason and argument. The Vedic conception of the forthright man of science is one of an individual bent on extending the perimeters of emperical knowledge to bring about a fusion with transcendental truth. Real science, according to the Vedic conception, is not unspiritual, but, rather, unrestricted, truly experimental—even to the extent of experimenting with the chanting of ancient mantras, for example, or attempting the various yoga systems as means for self-purification. And real religion, say the Vedas, rests not on blind following or mere sentiment, but rather on a scientific analysis of matter, spirit and the controller of both.
This is not a new viewpoint. The greatest scientific thinkers in history have all been spiritual men who have tried to unify the apparent divergencies between science and religion. All have pointed to the same ultimate truth in science and religion, but only from different points of vision. Krishna consciousness, as a practical program for implementing the conclusions of spiritual science, may offer some valuable insights into primal origins, or the beginnings of the creation, which might not otherwise be available to sincere men of science. This information is drawn from authentic Vedic texts, and, as we shall see, it finds convincing supportive evidence in modern logic and scientific discovery.

Answer 6

I believe in both. I see no conflict.
I believe God created the universe in 6 literal 24 hour days about 6200 years ago.
I also believe that some people try to abuse science by twisting it to say evolution is true.
I also know that there are too many scientist who know the difference.

Answer 7

It depends on the religion. The Dalai Lama (leader of Tibetan buddhism) has always embraced science and even speaks at scientific conventions at times. He supports progress in knowledge and understanding the world, and has even said that if there is a discrepency between what has always been taught and what science now finds, we need to change our thinking.

Answer 8

Most of that which the Buddha taught about, early scientists dismissed it as nonsense or overactive imagination...
eg. In one of his talks, the Buddha looked at his bowl of water and said, within this water lives more than 10,000 beings, some of which are benevolent and some malevolent. At that time not many people knew what Buddha was talking about, he explained in details how these beings affect our health... the common people thought he was talking about spirits and demons when in fact he was talking about bacterium

In fact...NOW... many aspects of the mind, the human psyche and psychological studies are beginning to prove much of what the Buddha taught to be in harmony with science.

Buddhism coincides with many aspects of Science, but Buddhism and its beliefs also takes into account cultural aspects in order to respect the people and its places as well.

Answer 9

They're direct opposites .Science is based on evidence and facts . It is continuelly looking for ,and testing for more and more knowledge , evidence , and proof of its teaching .
Religion is based on belief . There is no way that it can be proven . Nothing new ever comes up as evidence of the existance of supernaturals .

Answer 10

The Dark Ages. Seriously the amount of scientific data that was destroyed in the burning of the Library of Alexandria alone took about 1500 years to reclaim.

Answer 11

Theism and science do not conflict. But religions often make scientific claims such as the age of the earth.