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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I absolutely agree with you. Even some scientists can't help but notice that the Big Bang does not contradict with the Old Testament's account, so I would say that it's quite legit to compare science and religion.Maddie Atkinson wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 07:09 I think it is absolutely okay to compare science and religion. Science has proved stories that happened in the Bible and discovered origins of these stories. I think that as a whole, it is a given that a lot of the stories, especially in the Old Testament, are not to be taken at face value, but rather metaphors for morals and beliefs. So being able to find the origins of these stories are, to me as a Christian, very important. People also use science to help support their beliefs. For example, to help explain how God created everything when science proved that the world was not created in seven days, I believe that God created the Big Bang, so in that sense he did create everything, just more generally. Also, it is so difficult to justify things said in the Bible when science is such a big part of society these days. So yeah, I think it is perfectly okay to contrast science and religion, especially if it helps people to make sense of the Bible and their own personal beliefs.
And, of course, very often science helps people to comprehend the Bible better, paradoxical as it seems
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In my understanding, science and religion at least sometimes speak about the same things but use different languages, so to say. So, I think, it's absolutely normal to compare their accounts, especially in the light of quantum physicsSushan wrote: ↑01 Dec 2020, 00:40 The author uses her knowledge regarding quantum physics and other philosophical studies to challenge and see the true meaning of the religious teachings that the world has known and believed for decades.
But as far as we know, religious teachings are a set of beliefs that are based on various historical events, cultural values and even mythical stories. Some of these things cannot be either proved or neglected by either science or philosophy.
Considering that argument, is this okay to compare religions with science as the author has done via this book?
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