Religion vs. Science

I learned, from my HISC104 Class (History of Popular Science), that the greatest disputes ever throughout the course of history have occurred when religion and science clash.

However, there are multiple perspectives that have arisen in regards to the relationship between religion & science, primarily that of

1) Conflict, stating that science & religion are incompatible with one another
2) Independence, where you treat each as separate entities of one another
3) Dialogue, saying that each side has something to say to fill in the gap of what’s missing in the other
4) Integration, trying to integrate the two into a single discourse

Conflict is the one that is most present out of the 4 options, simply because science has time and time again refuted certain religion entities. But then again, science isn’t all facts; it’s comprised of theories and laws.

Though one can claim that Science should be superior to Religion, science still cannot prove everything, including the fact of why and how we are here. So instead of treating the two entities as in odds with one another, we need to look at it in a different perspective.

That is why – as my professor has claimed, is that science & religion should be treated as separate entities. The practice of any religion requires simply put it – Faith. As long as one believes, it is truth to them. Though some might claim this is closed-mindlessness, others would see faith as an all powerful and inspiring thing. Science, on the other hand, is more like a game – with RULES, that have to be followed – and somehow, those rules have increasingly ruled out the idea of a God. Thus, there are two spectrums, and it is increasingly polarizing religion and science. However, in science you cannot prove whether or not a God truly exists, therefore most scientists at most should at least be an Agnostic, in the sense that they can never know.

However, I will go ahead and say:

<24 Religion (except evil religions like Scientology and Radical Islam)

<24 Science (except evil scientific activities such as creating nuclear weapons, and eugenics)

Clearly, if you thought I would choose between the two in this blog, you are mistaken. I will not treat them as enemies of one another, but simply separate spheres of thinking.

Both are good, both are evil. Religion has done good for society (morally) (even advancing our society further before lots of scientific discourses were discovered), as well as bad for our society. Science has done good for society (modern medicine, plumbing, etc.) but also has contributed to much bad.