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Einstein, A. "Religion and Science." Retrieved August 19, 2013, from http://www.sacred-texts.com/aor/einstein/einsci.htm
This article is intriguing because it was written by one of history's most renowned scientists with the purpose of clearing the mystery concerning the conflict between religion and science. Einstein was a convinced scientists, but this did not prevent him from acknowledging situations when religion had assisted the world of science and from realizing that religion was in many cases responsible for influencing people to come up with logical explanations to particular events.
Ferngren, G.B. (2002). Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction. JHU Press.
This book presents a typical account concerning the relationship between science and religion. The fact that it uses thirty scholarly essays with the purpose to document the history of the topic while also introducing strong opinions supporting each of the two sides shows that the debate is still alive and that it is very difficult to support either side.
Longest, K.C. And Smith, C. "Conflicting or Compatible: Beliefs About Religion and Science Among Emerging Adults in the United States." Sociological Forum. Dec2011, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p846-869. 24p. 4 Charts.
This journal article addresses the topic under discussion by relating to how it impacts thinking in a set of individuals...
Results show that people held very diverse opinion toward the topic and that it would be wrong to assume that the majority of people believe that being religious means that one is going to have a biased opinion concerning science.
McGrath, Alister E. (2013). Science and Religion: A New Introduction. John Wiley & Sons.
This book plays an important role in this essay because it contains a contemporary explanation concerning the relationship between science and religion. The manuscript documents recent discussions concerning the topic and provides readers with some of the most basic dilemmas regarding it. The fact that it is an easy read is meant to assist enthusiasts in accumulating information about the relationship between religion and science rapidly.
Ward, M. "Science and Religion in the Writings of C.S. Lewis." Science & Christian Belief. Apr2013, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p3-16. 14p.
Ward's article relates to C.S. Lewis and to how he played an important role in the dilemma involving the relationship between science and religion through time through introducing elements that one can associate with information that is easy to understand. Lewis apparently wanted his readers to refrain from trying to understand science as being one hundred percent accurate and justifies his claim by relating to the series of paradigms that have been overthrown through time.
Science and Religion Seek the Same Thing Science is the study of how the human race comprehends the world around them, while religion is what they apply to translate their study on the never-ending belief. There is a radical distinction between the two because the human beings use science to explain their relationship with God, while they use science to correlate with their surroundings. According to the Muslims and Christians, creation
Perhaps the essential myth of all those that exist is that of the cosmogony, or the birth of the universe. This myth has taken incredibly many forms in the course of history, but it should be noticed that all of these forms postulate the existence of a divine will behind the creation of the world, be it a single God as in Christian doctrine or many divinities as in
Science and Religion in the 17th Century The Interaction between Science and Religion in the Seventeenth Century: Transforming our World The world we know today has been shaped by many important events. Some people may see the industrial and the technological revolutions of the past two centuries as central pillars that have helped humanity not only survive, but also advance greatly. Others may see political revolutions as central to our society's progress, be
By coming into contact with nature cultures such as the Native American tribes, religions in the Western world were no longer the same. Religious fundamentalism became the basis for many of the often violent interactions between the different cultures, religions, and ways of life. This was the basis for later violence against all who did not agree with the religious norm, for example in events such as the Salem
There are exceptions, where legal ramifications are employed and individuals are held to account for their inaction. For most people, including myself the idea that faith is the only solution to medical concerns, and especially emergent ones is unfathomable. Medical care is congruent with faith, as even for the most ardent believer in God if God had not meant for children to be cured of preventable a treatable disease
This theory essentially states that myths are designed in order to tell a story, or to explain how, through supernatural means, a particular event took place (Eliade, 1998). Using this definition from Eliade himself, it is much easier to discuss the importance of religious ritual and its tie to myths. Because myths perform the task of explaining what may have only been explainable through sheer faith without myths in