Many evolutionary books, including Teaching about Evolution and the Nature of Science, contrast religion/creation opinions with evolution/science facts. It is important to realize that this is a misleading contrast. Creationists often appeal to the facts of science to support their view, and evolutionists often appeal to philosophical assumptions from outside science. While creationists are often criticized for starting with a bias, evolutionists also start with a bias, as many of them admit. The debate between creation and evolution is primarily a dispute between two worldviews, with mutually incompatible underlying assumptions.
Science is a continuing effort to discover and increase human knowledge and understanding through disciplined research. I'll be polite and decline to define religion here. As long as religion doesn't make claims about the universe which are provably wrong, the two won't conflict. The track record of religion on this matter is not very good.
Absolutely but not probable. When you have the hardcore extremists from each camp that have to wage wars with each other over whose belief or theory is better there goes the peace aspect.
If people didn't argue over religion and science they'd argue over peas and carrots...ah the nature of humans.
Yes, as long as each respects both its own realm and that of the other. There is some legitimate overlap (origins, psychology, physiology/healing) that will continue to create tension.
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Many evolutionary books, including Teaching about Evolution and the Nature of Science, contrast religion/creation opinions with evolution/science facts. It is important to realize that this is a misleading contrast. Creationists often appeal to the facts of science to support their view, and evolutionists often appeal to philosophical assumptions from outside science. While creationists are often criticized for starting with a bias, evolutionists also start with a bias, as many of them admit. The debate between creation and evolution is primarily a dispute between two worldviews, with mutually incompatible underlying assumptions.
Science is a continuing effort to discover and increase human knowledge and understanding through disciplined research. I'll be polite and decline to define religion here. As long as religion doesn't make claims about the universe which are provably wrong, the two won't conflict. The track record of religion on this matter is not very good.
Absolutely but not probable. When you have the hardcore extremists from each camp that have to wage wars with each other over whose belief or theory is better there goes the peace aspect.
If people didn't argue over religion and science they'd argue over peas and carrots...ah the nature of humans.
Peace! :)
Yes, as long as each respects both its own realm and that of the other. There is some legitimate overlap (origins, psychology, physiology/healing) that will continue to create tension.
The one that comes up with the theories AFTER doing the observations will always have the edge on truth.
Science just exists. It's the conclusions and implications of science that so inflame believers that there is violence.
Science is blameless....
I think the answer to that will be no as long as Creationists keep pushing obvious bullshit in people's faces and call it science.
Well, they can coexist: Just not peacefully.
I would say it depends entirely on the religion in question.
You'd think so, because they are both supposed to seek truth.
But religion won't accept truth.