03-05-2007, 08:05 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-NiX+Mar 5 2007, 02:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (NiX @ Mar 5 2007, 02:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hahah nothing wrong with a little seriousness in this forum once in a while. =P [/quote:819aff4a15]
^ Tama.
I find that the relationship of religion and science should never be treated like they are diametrical opposites, although they do seem like that way sometimes. Similar to some points already raised, what one cannot fully (or won't) explain has light conveniently shed upon it by the other. Examples include the evolution of man (if you happen to believe in that), and the matter of the human spirit/soul. When the boundaries of one discipline begin to have blurry explanations for such subjects the other picks up the slack. It's really quite a beautiful thing to observe.
I'll stand by my earlier statement and my general belief in the majority of humankind. People know or can sense that being rigid and very fundamentalist about religion will only hold them back. The Inquisition and the trials of Copernicus and Galileo are proof of that: the refusal to be flexible did nothing, while the acceptance of realities or the openness to them at least birthed the explosion of the Renaissance. Same thing with this news. It might not cause another forward surge of knowledge and culture, but at least it gives us a more realistic view of the person Christians believe in.
Call me optimistic, but... oh wait, yes I am.
If you want something that should be separated from religion, it's the State. Church + government = not a very good mix.
^ Tama.
I find that the relationship of religion and science should never be treated like they are diametrical opposites, although they do seem like that way sometimes. Similar to some points already raised, what one cannot fully (or won't) explain has light conveniently shed upon it by the other. Examples include the evolution of man (if you happen to believe in that), and the matter of the human spirit/soul. When the boundaries of one discipline begin to have blurry explanations for such subjects the other picks up the slack. It's really quite a beautiful thing to observe.
I'll stand by my earlier statement and my general belief in the majority of humankind. People know or can sense that being rigid and very fundamentalist about religion will only hold them back. The Inquisition and the trials of Copernicus and Galileo are proof of that: the refusal to be flexible did nothing, while the acceptance of realities or the openness to them at least birthed the explosion of the Renaissance. Same thing with this news. It might not cause another forward surge of knowledge and culture, but at least it gives us a more realistic view of the person Christians believe in.
Call me optimistic, but... oh wait, yes I am.
If you want something that should be separated from religion, it's the State. Church + government = not a very good mix.
"Let's fight... like gentlemen." - Dudley, SF3
