Is it okay to compare and contrast science and religion?
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Re: Is it okay to compare and contrast science and religion?
More structure means your theory is less flexible. Think about it, when a scientist comes up with a theory for some phenomenon, he has to take into account all of the evidence collected for that particular phenomenon. That means he isn't free to come up with any random idea for why something happens. He needs to consider things like gravity, air pressure, etc. when building his theory.
When there is no evidence (or minimal evidence) to support a theory, that theory is entirely flexible. The idea is free to be extended on, challenged, proven, and disproven as much as possible because there is no evidence leading the theory into one explanation over another. Every explanation is equally just and equally unprovable.
This is why religions can be challenged, extended on, proven and disproven as much as possible by any possible subject. They are completely flexible in that sense, and anyone's interpretation of religious teachings is just as valid (or invalid) as everyone else's.
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I quite agree. It is not exactly a new thing, but they are opposite spectrums which work by facts or faith respectively. Any comparison tends to rouse emotions the deeper the argument gets.Moocow1213 wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 10:12 I think that science and religion have spectrums of their own, so when you think about comparing and contrasting science and religion you would have to consider which subject from each your comparing, for example the belief in God or the theory of evolution. But then again, science and religion has been compared and contrasted many times before, with this comparison happening in day to day life, we see it in debates, books and in philosphy class rooms. So overall I believe that it's ok to compare and contrast science and religion though it depends on what your comparing and contrasting.
It depends on the topic under comparison and the purpose for it. But yes, it is okay to compare and contrast it.
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You're right, science is based on observation and reasoning from observation. Religion takes into account that human beings can access a deeper level of information that is not available by either observation or reason.lumenchristi wrote: ↑23 Jan 2021, 15:51 In my opinion, science and religion can't be compared. Religion is about faith. It is not necessary you see something before you believe. In fact, you have to believe you have seen something before coming to pass. However, science is about fact and figure. If research and experiment does not establish a thought pattern, then it's not valid.
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I'd agree with that to that extent. Some archaeological findings nowadays have proof backing up religious history in Christianity, for example... while others still elude scientific reasoning. They can be compared, but it is not strictly necessaryAlbaou Amira wrote: ↑31 Jan 2021, 01:22 There are a lot of religious beliefs that cannot be backed by scientific evidence or even quantified to study. Religion is all about faith and science is all about proof, so I don't think we can compare the two.
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Xactly. I think it's okay, too.B Creech wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 13:30 I think it is okay to compare the two, that doesn't change the facts. Where I have a problem with books that compare science and creation is when the person doing the comparison is obviously doing it to disprove there is a God! It is one of those 'aha, I told you so' comparisons! I don't see that in this book, at least not so far, so I think it is fine to compare the two to solidify the truth!
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