Science is a threat...

homme perdu

to many religions but I dont understand why. Do you think there will be an understanding between the two?

Science and religion don't really mix very well, at least not science and the "traditional" religions. Science and traditional views of god don't really mix either, except for those people with a big enough sledgehammer of neediness to make them fit.

JamesThomas

I agree with six that in order for science and religion to get close enough to dance you need to play nontraditional tunes.

It seems the smaller ones idea of god, the less coalesce with science; and the larger the understanding the less need to subtract God from anything.

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Robert K Stock

Science is a threat to religion because science deals in provable facts. Religion deals in unprovable beliefs.

gaiagirl

Science and religion are ways of looking at the world. Traditional religion is a worldview which originated in primitive times when little was known for certainty regarding the actual world, its place in the universe, or humanities place in the world. Now that so much more is known regarding these things, religion needs to adapt to the new information which is available. To me, this includes acknowledging that we are part of an interconnected web of life, that we are genetically related to every other living thing, to start with. Every single thing we have which makes life better has come from science, not religion. True religion should be based on science, not dogma.

JH

Jesus witnessed the creation, scientists didn't.

zman

Faith tells us a ball thrown in the air will fall, science tells us why. Faith tells us to belive in a god, and science has yet to tell us why. Science is a culmination of all the facts, the bible is speculation with limited facts, so the two will always have their differences. It just depends on the person if they prefer science OR fiction. So yes science is a real threat to jws and religion in general, 607bce, blood fractions, ect.

what_Truth?

Science and religion are always butting heads because in essence they are the same thing. Both have theories on why we are here; however a scientist will base his theory on modern logic while a priest will base his theory on ancient tradition. The priest will use elements of the scientist's writing to try and prove his theory and vice versa.

A scientist works to understnd the facts of life whereas a priest will decide what to do with them. For instance a scientist will tell us that human males are hardwired to sow their wild oats while religion will tell men to stay faithful to their wives. Which one is correct? Well science is right in that most men are obtrusive horndogs; however religion is right in that monogamous living is simpler, safer, and healthier.

truth be told science is not always as exact as it claims to be. Scientists differ with each other all the time just like religious leaders do. Just as many powerful people have enslaved and mislead others by twisting science as religion (i.e. hitler's experiments on the jews, L Ron Hubbard's auditing techniques).

Truth be told both have a definate place in human reasoning. When a cop looks for clues he's using science. When he plays his hunches he's using religion. Both have a definate place in solving the case. The only way to remain a sane and rational person is to accept both schools of thought with a large grain of thought and good old fashion common sense.

SixofNine

huh?

peacefulpete

The WT's appeal is in part due to it's accomodation of modern rationalization. The doctrinal appeals to scripture, it's claims of archaeological and scientific credibility, it's denial of overt mysticism, it's routine of study, and absence of emotionalism all play very well with moderns who give lip service to the value of empiricism and logic. Traditional religions are taking a beating but many new ones are reaping benefits of this cultural progress by framing their doctrines with psuedoscientific argumentation and berating the so called dogma of their predecessors.

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