Cant religion and science work together?

There is no reason why they can't, and I've wondered the same things myself. And if it's not religion and science it's the whole church and state thing.

Yes I agree with you that it would be better to have them work together. Nothing wrong with having a few differences, but it seems people are so black-and-white they want to force-fit things into completely separate, all-encompasing bins. LIke it has to be all or nothing.

Good question. I bet you get some interesting responses.

You might be surprised to learn that there are a number of people who are able to fit into both worlds. I for one am a scientist and a christian. First I was a scientist and then became a christian and I think that most people in my situation came by this path. You should read a new book called "The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief" by Francis S. Collins. With enough people like this it may be possible to work together, but I believe that it is necessary to ignore the extremists in both groups.

Sure.

The problem is extremists on both sides who are wrongly convinced they have all the answers and that the other side is completely wrong. So they start a fight and try to get others to join in. Unfortunately they're often successful, even with people who actually have no need to fight.

On the one side you have people who insist the Earth is 6000 years old, the "new earth creationists". You can't believe that and believe in science, so...

And on the other the "new atheists" who insist that there is no creator, and make false "scientific" arguments to that effect. But actually that's just their religious belief and has no valid scientific basis.

But you can believe in all of modern science; a Big Bang, a 4 billion year old Earth, evolution, and also a creator who set the whole thing in motion and watches over us today. There's nothing inconsistent in that.

See http://www.reasons.org/ for one guy who does.

people of religion often feel that science seeks to undermine the creations of God (or Allah or which ever name you call it) - they think that science wants to prove that God doesn't exist b/c the mysteries of life can now be explained. however, those in the realm of science don't necessarily have this viewpoint. you can be a hard-core scientist and still believe in God. science doesn't disprove His existence, only that there is a method to the madness. it is the religious side that always feels under attack, but it needn't be that way. the world works more like a mind than a machine.

The issue arises from the fact that, at some point, religion wants us to say, "That's the way it is because God wants it that way" which stunts inquiry. As soon as you introduce the idea that there is a higher power and reject the notion that everything in nature can be explained through nature, you limit the amount of research that can be done. For example, if you want to study the origins of the universe (big bang), but you need to fit whatever you find out into the model of creationism, you are already making assumptions and throwing out certain data because it doesn't "fit" those assumptions.

Science means following the scientific process: theory, test, evaluate. Not: theory, test, check with bible, throw out results, skew experiment to match bible, re-test.

i don't think so. religion is mostly about morale the history of Jesus and God and their lives and a few nautral mysteries. WIth science they would try to find out y that's were the seperation is. religion says cause God wants it so and there' s nothing we can do 'bout it. Science... they want to know how and why and what they can do to change stop mayb prevent. i don't think they'll work together their too opposite for anything to really happen b/w them. it's like they have beef and both are too stubborn.

Science in the broadest sense refers to any system of objective knowledge. In a more restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on the scientific method, as well as to the organized body of knowledge humans have gained by such research.

Religion is the adherence to codified beliefs and rituals that (generally) involve a faith in a spiritual nature and a study of inherited ancestral traditions, knowledge and wisdom related to understanding human life. The term "religion" refers to both the personal practices related to faith as well as to the larger shared systems of belief.

The question you posed is a dilemma facing everyone except the followers of Islam. The Ayat (Quranic verses) revealed the Absolute Truth more than a fourteen hundred years ago The verses having a relation to medical, health, and natural sciences are totally compatible with and give a picture of our modern sciences.

No, science needs to get together with Irish folklore, insert leprechauns in to the fossil record and talk about Bansidhe (Banshee) screams while studying acoustics.

Do you see what I'm saying?

Of course it would be better for most of us, but probably not for each of those groups individually. Common sense in the world is not all that common.

yes of course it would be better if they worked together, but when it comes down to evolution/creationism, they just can't agree.