Do you think science must destroy religion?

Question

Just wanted to hear yalls opinion read the idea in "What is your dangerous idea?" edited by John Brockman

Answer 1

Yes. I believe religion influences their hypothesis on what they believe which is really unknown given no proof. This unknown hypothesis can lead to several different dangers such as the 9/11 attacks. Not only that, but religion tries to go into schools and teach bronze age alternatives which make the country dumber and less likely to compete with other smarter countries. Say for example with evolution and creation. Whose going to advance more scientifically? The people trying to discover the origins of the earth, or the people just accepting that, "God did it." *Science must destroy religion mentally not physically.*

Answer 2

The misconception that science is at odds with religion is just a distortion thrown out by evolutionists to legitimize the church of random chance. Seriously, that's what it comes down to. After having Darwinism shoved down my throat for years, somewhere between Physics, BioChemistry, & Organic Chemistry, and laboratory experience all pointing away from "random chance"," I began to question. When the "evidence" for evolution is finally critically examined, it reveals itself as smoke, mirrors, & the product of circular reasoning.

Both religion & true science are two paths to truth, they just take different routes to it.

Answer 3

In a way yes. In that logic and reason must destroy that which are lies and myths (of which there is no substance to it).
Anyway - what is truthful will stand up to anything, lies do not.

And religion has held mankind long enough back, from developing and attaining world peace, etc etc.

Answer 4

Science will discover the truth not to oppose, but merely to understand all there is to understand.

In the end it is up to each and every human to decide what they want to believe in at the end of the day. There are some scientist who oppose religion, but science as a ground basis for knowledge, never actually attempts to destroy any religion.

Christians, Jews, Buddhist, Muslims, Hindu's they're all intitled to believe in what they wish, because each human's mind is his own and he or she is free to do as they wish with it.

Answer 5

Religion is trying to destroy science. First it was Galileo. Then they decided that Darwin was wrong. Now they are certain that global warming is wrong. Seems to me that we will soon know the truth about global warming and it will drive a stake through the heart of the religious right.

Answer 6

Science, in and of itself, has no comment about religion. On the other hand, one would expect the real religion to completely agree with science. I certainly would not think much of a god that changed its story over time.

Answer 7

y? there are loads of science in religious books of the hindus such as the vedas (books of science and knowledge)
although im not muslim i heard that islam's al-quran has alot of scientific fact.
to my knowledge christianity is the only one of the three major religion (christianity, hinduism, islam) to have a holy book without science in it

EDIT:
lol thumbs down already? sorry but its true the bible has no science in it what so ever
the vedas have 4 books
one of the book is all about MEDICINE AND SURGERY
if that isnt science then what is it?
the system is called ayurveda and it is rapidly growing system which was used since 6000 B.C.

also quantam's theory is also relevant to some of the stuff written in the vedas

thanks for all the thumbs down (that means you...atheists)

Answer 8

Religion that sticks to religion and to Natural Law -No
Varied Fundamentalisms,including atheist-yes

Religion and the physical sciences are not in conflict per se

Answer 9

Science and technology will destroy us all, if we destroy our spiritual link to this universe, that religion is suppose to engender. Morality is something that is difficult to uphold. It requires spiritual character, and the best in spiritual ideas, and training technique to develop it to a higher level in humans. Traditional Religions will have to improve, in order to keep the power of our science and technology from being abused, and to give us the strength of character to be able to handle the precision and vigilance required to keep it safe. Nuclear Power Plants and our space program require a very lot of care to maintain safety, because of their advance technology. We will have more dangers biological and otherwise, in the future, requiring character and morality to keep them from doing us harm.

Answer 10

No, psychedelics must show that science and religion are both wrong. No one knows tru meaning...and expanding the mind and seeing beyond the self is the best way to do do