RE: Do you think Science and Religion can co-exist in a society?
May 30, 2017 at 12:09 pm
(This post was last modified: May 30, 2017 at 12:10 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
Science and religion already do co-exist in society. So I certainly do think they can. If something is already happening that presupposes its ability to happen.
Are science and religion compatible? Not when religion tries to do science like creationism/intelligent design. Not when religion makes claims about the natural world.
When religion simply says God is undetectable and intangible and defines him in such a way that he's indistinguishable from his non-existence... that's perfectly compatible with science because it's identical in practice to God not even being there.
So, the answer is, religion is compatible with science only when it makes claims that have nothing to do with reality. But when it makes claims about the natural world then it's not compatible with science.
When it does make claims that are incompatible with science... it can still co-exist in society with science. It just shouldn't.
Are science and religion compatible? Not when religion tries to do science like creationism/intelligent design. Not when religion makes claims about the natural world.
When religion simply says God is undetectable and intangible and defines him in such a way that he's indistinguishable from his non-existence... that's perfectly compatible with science because it's identical in practice to God not even being there.
So, the answer is, religion is compatible with science only when it makes claims that have nothing to do with reality. But when it makes claims about the natural world then it's not compatible with science.
When it does make claims that are incompatible with science... it can still co-exist in society with science. It just shouldn't.
