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?
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In this sense, science is basically a method set out to discover, test, and prove things that are already out there created by the master scientist. I've always found this line of reasoning interesting, because if you think about it, science is usually preoccupied with goals of controlling nature, becoming older and not dying, etc. In a sense, science is about playing God in our own lives.talli_5 wrote: ↑25 Mar 2021, 06:38 I don't think it's fair to compare the two. Religion and science are not mutually exclusive. If you believe in God you can just believe that God works in terms of physically possible things (Science), and that's why we don't see random miracles every day. You could say that God is a master scientist and set off a chain of events that led to our universe being created. It is quite easy to rationalize science with religion. And if you were to try and disprove religion, I believe the solution would be in researching history and psychology and not a natural science.
Going back to the question that started the thread, I think it's also important to note how 'science' is used. Is it referred to as a method or is it referred to as a belief system? Some people often simply refer to science as the thing to trust, as an authority, in which case I think it is fair game to compare it to religion. As a method, however, it is epistemologically often seen as anti-authoritative and meant to challenge the status quo, even if that status quo is a so-called 'settled' science. Science as a method can often clash with religion, but as outlined above, doesn't have to per se.
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This is a valid point, as the whole point of religion is often believing before reasoning, or 'fides quaerens intellectum'; 'Faith seeking understanding'.Suzer6440 xyz wrote: ↑28 Mar 2021, 20:18 In my opinion , they are two entirely dufferent subjects. Religion is something we truly believe in. Science is not something we believe in- we learn about science, different theories, experiments etc.
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I agree with you. I find it okay to Contrast and Compare Science with Religion, although it is a difficult conversation to conclude facts. As much as we all demand answers and a balance for a better understanding of things, we need to go deeper in research about it. A wise man once said, "in order to know where your heading, you first need to understanding where you come from", so both Science and Religion are two different disciples but their existence forces us look beyond what meets the eye.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.
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I also agree, I don't find a problem to Compare the two. Course after all we need to understand further about our origin, doing so will definitely invite the two Disciplines forth closer to our thoughtsB 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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