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Fundamentally, there isn’t a conflict. Christians can become scientists or confer to scientists on matters of science. On the flip side, scientists can be Christians or at least recognize that Christianity is trying to solve fundamentally different issues than those that science is trying to solve. Problems only arise when one side or both try to go beyond what they are.
Unfortunately, on the Christian “side”, there are many who just flat-out reject established science, and this rejection is often purely because of, or obviously rooted in, religious belief. Young Earth Creationism is the most well-known example, but I’ve seen people deny global warming and, on an extreme end, argue for a not-flat Earth due to some religious reasoning. Obviously, this gives the impression that religion is opposed to science. Further, some of these groups present the positions they deny as attempts to brainwash people against religion, which only exacerbates the issue.
On the flip side, some scientists seem to have an almost Fundamentalist-like view of religion, such as thinking one must read Genesis as 100% literal. Some were probably raised Fundamentalist and have never thought of religion any differently. The main difference is that they don’t deny science, so they go the other direction of presenting religion as anti-science. Of course, some get so swept up in science that they forget that there’s more than just science. (I actually have a coworker who has a physics background, and he can only think of philosophy in terms of physics, which leads to some obvious blind spots.)
Unfortunately, the two groups who see conflict also tend to be the loudest. After all, they’re the ones who see a need to scream at others.
Unfortunately, on the Christian “side”, there are many who just flat-out reject established science, and this rejection is often purely because of, or obviously rooted in, religious belief. Young Earth Creationism is the most well-known example, but I’ve seen people deny global warming and, on an extreme end, argue for a not-flat Earth due to some religious reasoning. Obviously, this gives the impression that religion is opposed to science. Further, some of these groups present the positions they deny as attempts to brainwash people against religion, which only exacerbates the issue.
On the flip side, some scientists seem to have an almost Fundamentalist-like view of religion, such as thinking one must read Genesis as 100% literal. Some were probably raised Fundamentalist and have never thought of religion any differently. The main difference is that they don’t deny science, so they go the other direction of presenting religion as anti-science. Of course, some get so swept up in science that they forget that there’s more than just science. (I actually have a coworker who has a physics background, and he can only think of philosophy in terms of physics, which leads to some obvious blind spots.)
Unfortunately, the two groups who see conflict also tend to be the loudest. After all, they’re the ones who see a need to scream at others.
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