Science is about building explanatory models of the phenomena that we encounter in the world.
Religion is a projection of human meanings and societal constructs into the non-human world. Thus christians believe that the universe has teleology, and is presided over by a father. Whereas in reality, teleology and fatherhood are human categories.
Science and religion don't necessarily conflict, but frequently do. The problem is when theists use religion to explain things. Religious explanations then actually or potentially conflict with scientific explanations. Otoh, there are theists like fr0d0 (type-f) who actively reject the idea that 'god' should have explanatory power. Not only does type-f theism not conflict with science, it can't conflict with science, since it doesn't overlap with science in any way.
Religion is a projection of human meanings and societal constructs into the non-human world. Thus christians believe that the universe has teleology, and is presided over by a father. Whereas in reality, teleology and fatherhood are human categories.
Science and religion don't necessarily conflict, but frequently do. The problem is when theists use religion to explain things. Religious explanations then actually or potentially conflict with scientific explanations. Otoh, there are theists like fr0d0 (type-f) who actively reject the idea that 'god' should have explanatory power. Not only does type-f theism not conflict with science, it can't conflict with science, since it doesn't overlap with science in any way.
He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.
Mikhail Bakunin
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything
Friedrich Nietzsche
Mikhail Bakunin
A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything
Friedrich Nietzsche
