Monday, February 1, 2010

science and God

Science insists that all phenomena that are observed should not be accepted at face value. Its value and meaning can be discovered through experimentation. Science differs from religion because it believes in neutrality and objectivity. Science brings the unknown to the level of observable reality. Religion cannot bring God to the level of observable phenomenon. Scientific knowledge has more concrete application in the form of technology, which might help in manipulating nature. Religion cannot establish such concrete and immediate results. Scientific knowledge and method are valid universally, whereas principles of religious life differ from society to society.

"To believe in God is to yearn for His existence, and furthermore, it is to act as if He did exist" – Miguel De Unamuno

"Science is the knowledge of consequences and the dependence of one fact upon another" – Thomas Hobbes

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