Help Me Understand

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The problem with creationists trying to rubbish science is that they wouldn't be achieving what they think they're achieving. If the theory of evolution was demonstrated to be totally wrong, all it would mean is science would be looking for a new sensible, testable model. It doesn't mean science would turn to religion and ask for random explanations involving magic. (Never mind the problem of which religion, and which story.)

Science is not trying to make religion look stupid, it's just that as it discovers more and more, as a side effect certain religious stories look more and more absurd. That's not science's fault. The Catholic church is smart enough to realize that it's better to co-opt science than to fight it. Because science is going to win every time.