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Personally, I find the idea of simultaneous support for both religion and science wholly incompatible. Here's my thought process:
- Scientists support the [url=http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/overview_scientific_method2.gif]scientific method[/url].
- Faith-based religion conflicts with the scientific method, as religion skips/ignores steps in the scientific method.
- One cannot support the scientific method while simultaneously supporting faith-based religion.
One cannot truly support both science and religion; you're compromising your support in one or the other.
Thoughts? Explain your position.
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I say yes because they have been compatible for thousands of years. Many great scientists were very open with their faith, and they used their intellect to better explain the world that they believe was created for them. Even Einstein expressed his interest in Jesus. He even said that Christs word's are "capable of curing all the social ills of humanity".