Can religion and science really go hand in hand..?
466653
yes they do, the Quran explains the relationship between science and religion, read it (the english version).
71051
Science of course. Religion is all based on faith, and does not take well to critics. Not only that, there is no way at all to prove what is in the bible or you respective religious book. Some of the stories in the bible are completely devoid of physics. They make no sense. People argue that God could do anything he wanted to and made it the way he/she wanted. I have a counter for that. Why would God, being all good, want to deceive us??? If he made the universe in 6 days, why would he want to make it look like it took billions of years to accomplish.\n\nScience on the other hand is ever changing, and thrives on people trying to disprove it, that is the only way it can verify/disprove itself. \n\nScience and religion are two separate things. Religion gives you guidelines on how to live you life, and answers on morality. Science gives you guidelines on how nature works, and answers to where you came from.
850891
You can teach that - just don't pass it off as science (its like pushing your pamphlets under the door), put it in a religious instruction class.
208320
I think it would be darn near impossible to "Completely" study any religion.  There is so much to each religion.  I can't say that I have studied a religion completely at all.
499798
Yes, but not with the intention of forwarding the cause of any religion in particular.  It is important to understand the backgrounds of people around the world, because in the US the people from around the world live in our neighborhoods.  I'm all for broadening the views of our society.  I do not, however, favor the teaching of things like Creationism in science classes.  I think that if religion is to be taught it should be taught in the context of religious history.
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I believe so, based upon not only what the Bible says about it, but also based upon the evidence in nature that points to a Creator.  Many scientists, such as myself, have become believers after examining the numerous things that have to be balanced within 0.00010% or less of where they are for the universe to exist as it does and for life as we know it to be possible.
840818
Hi. It can't. Do you think we should use religion instead?
818904
In my spiritual journey, I've found science as my right hand. Many of the gaps have been fill by the new knowledge. Sometimes you have to believe in something to help you reach your goal. Keep them both somewhere down the road it will make sense.
101382
If you mean faith as in religion then I guess the negative answers so far are pretty much on target. But even in purely scientific endeavours we are forced to have a certain kind of "faith." Ultimately we assume axioms - we cannot prove them.\n\nThe edge science has is that it can predict results, and those results can be reproduced. Even then, many choose not to believe in science or its method.
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Wow... The best answer I've ever heard was given to me by the 19 year old daughter of my dear friend during her college interview (with me).  When asked how she reconciled her devout faith with the study of astro-physics (her declared major), she responded "I see physics as the study of God's creation".  I think that scientists are examing and exposing God's greatest and infinite wisdom.
530040
well, you do bring up a good point, we have to have faith to believe both - for science we must have faith that truth exists and it can be explained by rational laws coming from experiments, and for religion we must have fauth that truth exists and is given by god and/or gos'd word which is contained in religious texts. the scientific faith requires a much smaller leap - it is hard not to believe something that can be reproduced over and over and becomes more and more powerful a tool for explanations. religion requires believing texts written, interpreted, and recopied by men long ago, and cannot be tested at any time.\nyou could choose, like nietzsche, to put faith in neither, and to doubt the existance of any ultimate truth. if you do choose to believe there is truth, then for me, science is far more persuasive.
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I suppose it could be a creation of our own mind. The scientific research on those subjects don't really provide solid proof to back it up. \n\nI don't think it matters. As far as I'm concerned, believe what you want, whether it's scientific or religious, but just don't force your beliefs upon others!!
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I don't see why the "God" and the "Big Bang" theories can't go hand-in-hand. My personal opinion is that GOD made the two atoms ram into each other, thus causing the BIG BANG occur. I think it makes sense enough, but that's just me...
94336
Well, they are related because science always contradict religion.\n\nIn religion, miracles and unusual things are accepted, but in science, it is always needed to have a reason or understanding of all the events.
1017478
No way! Those books are works of geniuses! They're made out of a writer's imagination and I just dont see how religion can be related. Besides, if you are really strong in your faith you would not be swayed in your belief no matter what you read
89320
The fact is we know they were really clever people. The whole point of religion is faith in something that cannot be proven by science. If we knew for a fact that it were true and had empirical evidence to substantiate it then we wouldn't need faith to back it up. I'm not a member of one of the abrahm religions, but I appreciate the faith that many of their members have.
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I had resolved this for myself in a debate with an atheist who said he "believed" in coincidence.  I asked him where coincidence COMES FROM.  No good answer but he is looking.\nI found that science is how we go about study of how Gods' handiwork is put together and that we will only get to learn so much but not any more than is allowed.  Also, there is growing scientific evidence that events in scripture have actually occured....