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Science and Religion Can and Do Mix, Mostly

Posted by samzenpus on from the can't-we-all-just-get-along? dept.

coondoggie writes "A recent Rice University study found that in one of the more vitriolic social (and increasingly political) battlegrounds, science v. religion, there is more common ground that most folks believe. In fact, according to the study, only 15% of scientists at major U.S. research universities see religion and science as always in conflict."

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  1. Re:This just makes sense by ShakaUVM · · Score: 5, Informative

    >>I mean, discarding all of the scientific nonsense is a no-brainer. But we really need to get back to the good book as a source of moral authority.

    You're a bit out of date.

    The Old Testament which has been superseded by the New. There's basically two laws you have to follow these days:
    1) Love God
    2) Love Other People As Much As Yourself.

    Everything else is details.

  2. Re:This just makes sense by ShakaUVM · · Score: 5, Informative

    >>I've heard this interpretation before, but an awful lot of Christians still cite Leviticus whenever it suits, often while eating a bacon cheeseburger.

    It's called cafeteria Christianity for a reason. =)

    But if you want to get technical, the RCC divides Old Testament law into culturally-bound laws and moral laws, with the former not applying (like what clothes to wear) and some (like the Ten Commandments) still applying. But Jesus made it very clear that there's only two commandments for a Christian that really matter:
    http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A37-40

  3. Big Bang Theory proposed by a priest by perpenso · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, I went to catholic school. Jesuits, to be more precise. Out science lab teacher was a priest (quite an old one, 70+ years old). He used to say:

    "It is not the duty of religion to say HOW things happen, but WHO is behind it. Science, on the other hand, will tell you HOW, but now WHO is behind it. I see no conflict whatsoever between the Big Bang and my faith. Between evolution and my faith. When I see Darwin's evolution, I see God's hand behind it."

    Its not surprising one catholic priest would accept the Big Bang theory given that the theory was proposed by another catholic priest.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lemaitre

    Interestingly some leading scientists of the day dismissed the theory because it came from a priest, it "smelled of creationism".