Okay everybody. Today the trending question is "Can we accept both religion and sciece in our understanding of the creation of the world?" I personally beleive religion and science can play well together as long as the person discussing the matter isnt too passionate about either position. Science can explain a lot of the creation of the world and the remaining mysteries of the world can be filled by faith. This can be a very touchy subject with certain people, but honestly, putting science and religion together is probably the most reasonable answer for the creation of the world.
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I believe that science and religion can co-exist in reason. The holes in science can be filled with the beliefs of any religion. However, also, the parts of religion that do not line up with reason can be explained with science. But how can anyone be so sure of either religion or science being factual at all?
I believe I was put on this earth for a purpose: to protect animals and wildlife. I don't think any of this could exist without a creator, and I believe that creator had a purpose for me. But I also don't think there's not a God. Surely people can peacefully live and believe both are right! I'm telling you mate, people are crazy. Crocodiles aren't. I love crocodiles.
I have to say that I cannot accept the teachings of both science and religion in regard to the formation of Earth, the origin of life, and the explanation for the varied and highly complex organisms today; my belief is to accept the teachings of religion to the formation of Earth. My daddy was a rector, also known as a priest, for many Anglican parishes, thus making me a Christian Anglican. With that being said about my daddy, his Christian Anglican influences cause me to be a firm believer that God is responsible for the formation of Earth, the origin of life, and the explanation for the varied and highly complex organisms today. I also use Isaiah 45:18 as proof to my previous statement; Isaiah 45:18 says, “For this is what the LORD says — he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the Earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited.” So in other words, for my friends who are not familiar with the Bible, this verse means that God created the Earth, and he meant for it to be inhabited with life forms. With that being said, if God meant for the Earth to be inhabited with life forms, he also had to be the creator of those life forms to fulfill his purpose.
I think that God made all of the things on Earth the way they are for a reason. I think that the Earth formed from asteroids crashing together. Now that all the organisms were made they evolve daily to change into what they need to. I still believe that God made everything.
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I am considered a Christian because I believe in God and attend church occasionally, and I can only make sense of the beginning of the world as having been produced and performed by a powerful creator. However, I do, like most people of the world, have my doubts upon everything solely depending on God's creation. There is a lot of evidence leading back to scientific findings that are too factual to not believe, like fossils. Theories and religion could work hand-in-hand. Both just seem to make sense on how Earth has become the way it is today; as long as it is not thought about in such detail because unexplained happenings only lead to the upbringing of personal opinions.
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"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." ~J. K. Rowling
I am a religious man- don’t get me wrong.When it comes to the idea of creation of this wonderful earth and its animals, however, I believe people can believe both the ideas of religion and science.I usually tend to avoid controversial matters in order not to offend any of my fans, but people could believe both as long as they are not too attached to either method.I believe people can think what they want even if it is a mixture of two ideas that are usually not mixed.I personally think that God made this earth and all of its organism, but I think that God’s original animals have changed into more, different animals.
Growing up as a Christian Scientist for the early part of my life, I do believe that with both science and religion you can come up all the wonders of the earth (including me.) I believe that God came up with the origin of life along with the formation of Earth but I also believe that Science helps explain how primitive animals developed into complex organisms (like dudes....thank goodness I don't deal with them anymore) with Darwin's theory of evolution. So, yes I do believe both Science and Religion can be used to explain everything womanderful (and not so womanderful) on this Earth.
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"I think that God is everywhere. Every morning I look outside, and I say, 'Hi, God.' Because I think that the trees are God. I think that our whole experience is God. "
I have come to the conclusion that only science can be used to explain the origins of Earth, not religion. Religion is a lie formulated by man without logical reasoning in order to answer questions beyond their understanding at the time. In this modern age, we now now know that religion is false and that science is the true answer. Mankind now has the same capabilities as God if now greater. Thus, man's achievements have killed God and that only man with his science can continue on this Earth. There is only room enough for either God or man, and man has emerged victorious.
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And when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.
I can accept both teachings. I worship God and strongly believe my religion. God formed each human distinct and his son Jesus died for us on the cross. Though I also belive in science too. I believe that the world was formed by what I was taught (I forgot what all that stuff was called). I also believe that life was formed that way, but God made each human.
I believe that you can believe both teachings. God cause the big bang to happen. He also helped spur the changes in organisms which we call evolution. God helped make individual people and animals. If something major happened in science, God spurred it to happen.
As some of you may know I am a strongly christian man, though I also went to Darmouth college and Oxford in England. I studied science and religion for many many years. I believe things about evolution in science, but god is creator with no fears. I am a person who believes mostly in god. Though I am educated enough to know that science is not a fod. Well those are my opinions about the topic that was described. So have a great day that is what the doctor prescibed.
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As a self-proclaimed atheist, I believe that there is no better teaching to explain evolution and the formation of Earth and life than science. Science can offer a true explanation and evidence for the formation of life and how it has evolved here on earth today, not some some divine being like baby Jesus. All religion has got to offer is an excuse for the formation of life which used to be too complex for men to understand. However, science is able to offer an explanation for the formation of life, and it has a buttload of reliable data to back it up. Everyone out there who worships baby Jesus should come to grips with reality and see that science is the true answer as well as the fact that I am the best looking man on the planet.
-- Edited by 2willferrell on Sunday 3rd of March 2013 11:09:12 PM
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Being the non-believer that I am, I put my full trust in the evidence that science has provided us about evolution and the formation of life. The Earth was obviously formed by the atomic reaction that is proven by the Big Bang Theory. In regards to the orgin of life and the everchanging complexity of organisms, these are most definitely due to evolution, because obviously "God" would not have time to change every single organism on the planet when it is its time to evolve. On this subject I fully believe that everyone should believe in the scientific evidence instead of this willy-nily Christianity nonsense.
The topic at hand is quite a contravesial one. I belive in the Lord, so I will support what I learned in the word of God. The Lord created the earth and all the animals. It took Him 6 days to do that. Later, He created man as we are today, with no evolution involved.
Since I am a Catholic nun, my one true entity is God. I do believe it was for God that I am able to walk on this planet and share my powers to help others. When I was eight, I began to practice my religion more rigorously, understanding more and more the true meaning of God and his own powers. However I am not opposed to scientific explanations on the formation of Earth or its complex organisms, it can only help educate young children and help them find interest in this widely explored topic. If there wasn't God, there wouldn't be a such thing as Science.
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"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."
I believe that it depends on what kinds of person you are. For me, I believe that it can work both ways. There are things in science that can't be explained and religion can fill that space with its reasons. It also works the other way, where there are reasons for religion that can only be explained by science. They go hand in hand.
I am Jewish therefore, I accept the teachings of religion. However, I also accept the teachings of science. As a business woman, I depend on facts and based on facts there is an abundance of scientific proof and evidence regarding the formation of Earth, the origin of life, and the explanation for the varied and highly complex organisms. I believe in both the teachings of religion and science and that because of the world we live in today religion and science can co-exist.
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I think both science and God go hand in hand in the formation of the Earth. God makes all things that happen in science happen for a reason. He caused the Earth to form and certain species to evolve. No matter what other people say, God causes all things to happen on Earth.
Science is the only possible explanation for evolution. Everything else is completely illogical and foolish, especially the thought of religion and some almighty and supernatural being. Although science has no explanation for how the first matter before the big bang came into existence, religion offers no explanation as to how their supposed "divine creator" came to be either. As you can see, it is only logical to believe in science as far as evolution goes and completely illogical to even consider religion as a possible explanation.
I was raised a catholic, but I have never been much for religion. I also, don't really know much about evolution or any of that science either, but I did go to high school so what my teachers taught me is pretty much it for the knowledge base. I think that a mixture of the two things could be correct. Teaching evolution is not necessarily going against people's beliefs it's just another way to look at the world. If scientists have all this proof then how could it be wrong, and if believers believe then everybody has something to talk about.
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Personally, I believe science is our 'go-to' source for information on the formation of Earth. Scientists have discovered things that we would be completely oblivious to, if not for them. There are, however some topics on which science cannot elaborate upon. For example: "What caused the big bang?" This lack in science causes me to wonder sometimes... About whether some 'godly being' exists.
Yo, I know God put us on this earth and stuff, but I gotta belive this science junk too. I mean, I don't believe in that whole big bang thang but like, you see how them animals be changin'...that ain't no coincedence. I can confidently say dat God put da animals on the earth but then as stuff started to get real, science helped the big man out a little, ya feel me? I don't thank it's possible to be one way or anotha. Science and God are definitely homies. Word.
Hey, I think both science and God go together in the formation of the Earth. God makes all things happen in science happen for a reason. He caused the Earth to form and certain species to evolve into what they are today. No matter what other people say, God causes all things to happen on Earth because he created everything in the first place.
I can accept both stand points of religion and science. God made science, he could have made the first bactiria and made the world with all the reactions that take place on earth. Science was like an autopilot for God, if it wasnt here he would have to do every little thing. Now he can focus on the big problems!!!
oh... Well i beleive that both science and religion play a part in this. Ok maybe life first came from asteriods, but what are the chances of them landing on eath? TYhis is where i think jehovah comes it place causeing the meteors to land on earth and create life. All so he is in charge of the humans elvolving because all of a sudden humans became sophisticated after evolving from monkeys.
BOTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I believe God created this earth and world. BUT!!!!! Natural selection came and made things evolve over the years!!! It's a happy medium between both scinece and religion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God also created cleaning products and they have evolved to the perfect form of Oxi-Clean!!!!!!!!!!!!