DeMaster Thomas, 12/7/2002
Since the dawn of man and technology the question has been
asked, is science and religion the same or different? Experts in both fields offer many opinions
and theories but have never truly reached an agreement on an explanation of the
relationship between the two. Taking a
fresh approach to the debate over science vs. religion requires removing
oneself from either bias.
Let us take a moment to consider this. If indeed religion is simply a study of
beliefs, it in fact, really has nothing to do with one’s faith in a particular
deity. In all actuality, religion has
very little to do with God or the bible or any other doctrine for that
matter. Religion is simply something one
does in a repeated, habitual manner. Now
faith finds a home in religion and so the two become one as time goes by.
Faith in biblical description is the belief that the end
result exists or will exist without proof.
There is no physical evidence, only a hypothesis or idea that the end
result will eventually come to pass.
Doctrines of all have considered a basis of faith because the deity in
which they truly seek and the works thereof are the end result yet to
come. Now science in simpler form is the
study of what is and the possibility of what could be.
It is formed around the idea of what already exists and
again a hypothesis is drawn, a conclusion is devised and studies are based on
the convincing of evidential results. So,
for a brief moment, the true sense of the both have become one. Both science and faith rely on the same ingredients
in order to exist. Science and faith
both share common purpose and goal. The
repetitious study of one or more entities driven by the need for end results. Therefore, science is merely the explanation
of faith. They are one in the same. The science of faith is a religion all its
own. So, does science leave room for
faith? Of course, one cannot exist
without the other.
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