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Religion Vs. Religion: The Conflict Between Religion And Religion

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The Conflict between Religion and Science The relationship between religion and science is the subject of continued debate in philosophy and theology. Some believe there are major differences in science and religion and that the two can never coexist while others believe that science is in fact evidence that religious views are correct. To better understand and answer the question of whether the two sides really do conflict we will look at the answers of these questions: Why are religion and science in conflict? What sorts of conflicts are possible, and how are these conflicts generated ? Can they be resolved ? Both methods and aims of science and religion seem to be different. While science is concerned with materials, religion is linked to spirituality. Science and religion have different aspects in life but also have their own importance and values to people. On the face of it the scope, sphere and method of science and religion are different …show more content…

Many consider that their own faith is the only completely true one and religions other than their own are all man-made. They believe that the consensus of scientists and the beliefs of all other religions are at least partly false. Others believe that God revealed their faith to humanity in the form of sacred books. For example, islam regard qura’an as composed by God and dictated to a human while Christians believes that the author was inspired by God to write accurate text. The result is that Islam considers the Qur'an to be without error and Christianity consider the Hebrew Scriptures to be without error. They see the role of science as being restricted to only find out how the universe and natural laws that God created actually function. Finally can this conflict be

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