The Problem Between Science and Religion

Natural science and religion are two areas of knowledge that perceive knowledge using ways of knowing differently to pursue its knowledge, an example of that would be Charles Darwin and his theory of natural selection and evolution. In natural science, the theory of natural selection is derived from studying the common features in the bone structure of vertebrate limbs despite its varied use. Therefore, using deductive reasoning, they established the evolution theory which states that humans evolved from apes due to the fact that human and apes have similar features and that human has evolved due to adaptation and survival of genes. However, religion, using not only intuition and emotions but also reason disagrees with the claim of evolution.

Conflicts between faith and science go back for thousands of years, most conflicts between faith and science are found in the Bible. There are many stories in the Bible which faithful people believe in fully, but people who have a more firm belief in science see the Bible as stories which can be explained through science. A few stories from the Bible which scientists believe could be explained in ways other than just by miracles, are the creation of Earth and humans, Joshua stopping the sun, Cain being unable to grow crops, and Elisha fixing a poisoned river. Religious people believe in these and consider them miracles. However, believers in science doubt their authenticity and find ways to disprove the miracles.

When comparing science and religion there has been a great rift. As long as humanity has believed in a creator there as always been thinkers trying to quantify and evaluate the truth behind religion, trying to disprove or prove a supernatural force.

Religion and Science has always been one of the biggest debates of all time, but I believe that Science determines all answers to our questions. Although as a Catholic my opinions will start to change from my religious point of view. As Bishop Robert Barron said in, The Myth of the War Between Science and Religion, he said, leaving aside the complexities of the Galileo story (and there are complexities to it), we can see that the vast majority of the founding figures of modern science—Copernicus, Newton, Kepler, Descartes, Pascal, Tycho Brahe—were devoutly religious. More to it, two of the most important physicists of the 19th century—Faraday and Maxwell—were extremely pious, and the formulator

The explanation of science must base on checking evidence in natural world. In religion, it not rely on the experience evidence, is not necessarily modified in evidence, it involves supernatural forces or entities.

“Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being” (Genesis 2:7). In Genesis God created humans from his own likeness from the dust of the ground in H.G Wells The Island of Dr. Moreau, the main character Dr. Moreau is given the perception of God as he also creates humans. He does the however through science as he uses vivisection, the live dissection of animals, to convert animals into people we call beast people. Through this creation process he brainwashes these beast people to have them believe he is as said in Revelation, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End” (Revelation 22:13). Wells, a known atheist, pushes the limits of science vs religion; Wells argues that man 's hubris in thinking that science can replace religion will lead to their downfall. Dr. Moreau creates these beast, makes them follow his set of rules and ultimately is there judge, jury and executioner if they break it.

At first glance, many facets of science and religion seem to be in direct conflict with each other. Because of this, I have generally kept them confined to separate spheres in my life. I have always thought that science is based on reason and cold, hard facts and is, therefore, objective. New ideas have to be proven many times by different people to be accepted by the wider scientific community, data and observations are taken with extreme precision, and through journal publications and papers, scientists are held accountable for the accuracy and integrity of their work. All of these factors contributed to my view of science as objective and completely truthful. Religion, on the other hand,

What is the relationship between religion and science? In his book, Consilience, Edward O. Wilson aims to find a unified theory of knowledge. Consilence also seeks to show how science is superior to and can replace religion. In this paper, I intend to show how Wilson understands this relationship and science as well as how. as well as show John Stuart Mill would agree or disagree with Wilson.

There can be hardly any compromise between science and religion. Science deals with the material world that we know religion is concerned with a divine order that we imagine. Science believes in things that can be proved; religion deals with ideas that cannot be proved. Science depends on reason; religion on intuition. The scientist bases himself on material facts; religion takes its stand on spiritual ideas. The scientist works in the laboratory of the material world; the religious teacher probes into the recesses of the inward mind. The goal of science is achievement; that of religion is realization. The truths of science can be proved to all; the so-called truths of religion have to be taken on trust. Hence there is bound to be hostility between the man of science and the man of religion.

In Apocalyptic Science Fiction, a major theme is the relationship between Religion and Science. Technology being like a religion is able to infer consequences that by being so consumed by it or self-dependent on it, that it can in fact negatively affect spirit or ethics. A work of Science Fiction has the capability to translate concerns that are religious or spiritual. The Machine Stops, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, and Blade Runner all translate concerns that relate to religion and technology and how they demand a enormous dependence on them to live day to day.

Science and religion are the two opposing answers to the questions “how” and “why”? This opposition would lead us to believe the two subjects are in conflict. Philosophers, theologians, and scientists have been exploring these ideas for centuries and have offered many different opinions on the topic. The scientist Stephen Jay Gould argues that science and religion are not in conflict due to the principle of Non-overlapping magisteria. The philosopher of science, Karl Popper, worked to differentiate between science and pseudoscience. The ideas of these two men bring up the question of “are science and religion separate entities or is religion a pseudoscience?” After studying the principles and ideas proposed, it is justifiable to say that science and religion are not in conflict because they are two completely different realms which do not overlap.

Science and theology are concepts that are not usually thought of as compatible. The methods through which they gain knowledge and understanding are completely different, and that leads to a host of disagreements. Science acquires knowledge using the scientific method while theology derives knowledge from the examination and careful analysis of sacred texts (i.e.: the Bible, Quran, and Torah). The different methods of acquiring knowledge lead to differing, sometimes conflicting, conclusions about what is true. Science and theology inevitably interact, and their interactions can be classified into four different ways – according to Barbour and Haught. Those four ways are conflict, contrast, contact, and confirmation.

Science and religion have always been in conflict with one another because they each represent complete opposite ideals, science is about how nature controls how the universe works and religion is about how God controls how the universe works. In the five models on science and religion I believe that Conflict best describes the relationship between the two. Conflict tells how either science is completely right and religion is wrong or the other way around and that religion and science are completely different. It also tells on how many scientists are religious and may be inspired be many religious ideals but on the other side is that if God created the universe he also created the rules that go with it.

In the pages I studied for my third and final presentation, I learned about The Quest for Consciousness. This is most interesting to me because, our conscious state as human beings is what sets us apart from others. We know that we are here on Earth, that we are human, and that there are things outside of this Earth much larger and different than we have imagined. The study of consciousness brings an interesting twist into the relationship between science and religion. Humans standalone from all other creatures because we are conscious, this indicates to some people that there has to be a higher power. When studying the evolution of humans, we find that we are so much more advanced than any other known creature on the planet. This article attempts to explain the relationship between science and religion and the few unexplained things in the universe that prove there must be a higher power.

The relationship between the philosophies of science and religion has long been a contentious topic in both popular and scholastic discourse. While some individuals engaging in this debate suggest that the relationship between the two disciplines is one of direct opposition, others propose that the two disciplines are in fact compatible or too dissimilar to be in conflict. While this debate raged, certain academics attempted to find a way to solve the apparent conflict between science and religion. Philosopher, psychologist and physician William James was one such academic. He presented his philosophy of pragmatism as a means to bridge the divided between science and religion, as it emphasized the way in which the two disciplines can