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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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Edited by MajorCrabs: 11/8/2014 7:16:20 AMWe are talking about two very different philosophies. There really is no reason why science and religion should be compatible. The two are not comparable. If I say that science is not compatible to religion it really doesn't mean anything because both philosophies aren't in the same league. For example if I were to say, "science is not compatible with politics," what would that even mean? Does that mean politics is worth less now? I get the feeling that some people think that if they answer no to that question that it has negative connotations towards religion. In short no I dont think the two are compatible. I will leave a quote, [quote]Science answers the hypothetical; religion answers the questions science can't. [/quote]