Religion Vs Pluto

In the beginning God created the heavens with the Earth along with man in his own image. For over 1500 years, Christian followers were heavy believers of the bible, seeing it as the primary source for knowledge. Then came the scientific revolution in the 1500s, a movement which challenged the Christian view of the universe. It was a time when people were looking for a new way of thinking about the world. Since then and to this day, there has been several instances in which scientific inquiry and religious belief have collided in their ideologies.

The first category that will be explained is conflict. This is optimally categorized with the statement that, “Science and religion investigate common questions, but their theories contradict one another and so compete with one another for our acceptance.” (Pojman 562). With the view of conflict, it is believed that science and religion overlap in regard to the quest for truth, but their methods and findings are contradictory. This theory is most commonly held by religious fundamentalists, those that believe in strictly literal translation of scripture; and the more recent movement of new atheism that is

          Ever since man has chosen to write down his history, organized religion has been a prominent topic and has influenced and shaped all people’s lives. There have always been believers and non-believers. Since the beginning, non-believers have been persecuted by inquisitions, prosecuted by witch trials, and murdered by stoning and crucifying for even questioning the “truth” about a supreme being and supposed crimes against that being. Religion had a purpose in earlier times to explain life, but today science provides more concrete answers. Religious beliefs are old and outdated and people should trust the scientific facts that have been proven, not what has been

You are too much for this world. It was not meant to contain a vagabond who wishes to touch all of the universe’s walls and visit all the stars upstairs. I know tomorrow's only a concept, but tomorrow is actually hump day and I want to hear your unseasoned incessant giggles  (for the umpteenth time). Monotony would become the new tyrant if you fastened Mercury to your heels and flew and I know that I am only Pluto, but friend

There are many topics that science and religion have opposing views on and continue to debate. One of these subjects that has received a great deal of attention and has placed an enormous wedge between the two realms is the varying opinions concerning the creation of the universe. For nearly a century, scientists have explained this phenomenon with the Big Bang theory, whereas spiritual thinkers have long placed their faith in the Genesis creation account. Both submit valid arguments, however, it is ultimately up to each individual to decide which testimony to accept as truth and to consider if it is possible that both opinions could co-exist.

The solar system was believed to be formed when a gas cloud and dust in space was disturbed by the explosion of the supernova. The explosion made space waves which squeezed in the cloud of the dust. The Jovian planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. These planets surfaces are not solid. Jovian’s atmosphere in our solar system is mostly made of helium and hydrogen.

When Pluto was considered a planet scientists believed the bar for being named a planet was extremely low. The old guidelines did not include that a planet had to dominate its neighboring objects. Scientists are disgruntled over the question “how round is round?” A scientist named Gingerich is proposing two different classes of planets be made. One for the eight larger planet and another for Pluto and other dwarf planets.

Have you ever thought about how Pluto was a planet and the next day it wasn’t? Well, this isn’t uncommon; scientific knowledge changes again and again. Things that we think are facts could actually just be scientific theories and could have easily been changed. We should acknowledge the change and see things that have changed like the food scale and the organization of organisms. Scientist fine new evidence every day and it has a big impact on our society.

Since ancient times, religion and science are standing in the exact opposite of the two camps being. They are having a completely different understanding and interpretation for the origin of humans and all things. We cannot determine who is right or who is faults. In the book "The Magic Of Reality" by Richard Dawkins, the author hopes we are standing on his points of view and using the science to explain every thins real exist on this world.

“Science is a series of stories, religion is a series of stories that are useful tools to bring an understanding of the universe” (Consolmagno). With these two different stories, you get different views of life, but when you put them together, it creates a much bigger story that can ultimately make you wonder, what exactly makes up the universe? We try to understand the universe with Astronomy, we’re doing it because we have the hunger to understand about our surroundings, that is why we study Astronomy because that is a very human thing to do. Ideas that can be tested, stretched and answered. And by the end of the day, we’ll answer another question that comes to mind for the

I think graphicconception is correct that gravity is a good example, he just doesn't understand what he's talking about. Let's say I'm going to build a large building--should I care about whether Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation or Einstein's General Theory of Relativity or perhaps string theory provides the most accurate description of gravity? Hardly, if I want to get any jobs as an architect or structural engineer. For my building design the science of gravity is certainly "settled" and I can go right ahead and design a building based on the approximation that gravity is constant. It doesn't matter to me that it's still an active area of investigation by physicists.

Although science explains much about life and the universe, some people choose to believe religion.

Science “aims to save the spirit, not by surrender but by the liberation of the human mind” (Wilson, 7). Both religion and science seek to explain the unknown. Instead of surrendering reasoning with the traditional religion, a scientific approach one takes full authority over it. Being an empiricist, Wilson takes favors the scientific approach to the question: “why are things the way they are?” This question can pose two meanings: How did this happen, and what is the purpose. Traditional religion answers this question with stories, many of which are impossible to prove or disprove, making them arguments of ignorance. These explanations entail the adherent surrender reasoning and put faith in the resolution. According to Wilson these are always wrong (Wilson, 49). Science is the most effective way to learn about the natural world. Religion is merely speculation.

Throughout a majority of history up to this present date, we have come to rely on science as a means of explanation behind the reasoning behind many things: mathematics, chemistry, physics, and biology. When regarding the subject of a greater entity or supreme being, the quote “Where science ends, religion begins” can be used to explain that there are things in which science cannot possibly hold the answer to, and the only reasonable explanation behind these things point to a greater being. Acquiring this newfound knowledge has altered my viewpoint on God, going on to strengthen my faith and belief in God now that I had been presented with scientific proof that God must have existed. There have been times throughout my life where curiosity had overcome me and I found myself asking whether or not God had actually existed, and now that I have been presented proof that he exists, all of my doubts have been washed away. There are three major areas in our universe that science cannot provide an explanation for, and can only be proven to be possible if a greater being had come into play. These topics included: the beginning of the universe, the design of the universe, and the complexity of our DNA.

"Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion." These words by Isaac Newton clearly illustrates how science overtakes religion by many ways. There is numerous evidence to show how science is real and true, however, for religion, there is only the Bible as an evidence, which was written countless years ago, by which people who you don't even trust. The Bible says that God created the Earth in just seven days with his miraculous words. But what evidence is there to show this inexplicable event has occurred? On the other hand, science explodes with proofs for the confirmation of the creation of this Universe - by the big bang.