Relationship between religion and science

Nowadays, science and technology are influencing and changing our life with unprecedented speed and degree. With the vigorous development of the new technology revolution, especially under the premise of the rapid development of information technology, capital, goods, labor and other production factors to increasing the size of the flow and configuration, worldwide countries are deeper and deeper into the expanding, unified market system in the world, and closely interdependent relationship…

It is not about the historical origins of religion in a fundamental society, but about religion as a collective and nonrational term. Max Weber was involved in the field of the sociology of religion by publishing essays, such as "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism", "The Religion of China: Confucianism and Taoism", "The Religion of India: The Sociology of Hinduism and Buddhism" and "Ancient Judaism", due to the fact that he saw religion as one of the core forces that gravitated…

refreshing to see that there is a group of people who accepts both the notions of religious views as well as those of scientific knowledge. In traditional Christian belief, members strictly preach that God and God alone created the world in seven days. Science has proven that this was almost impossible due to process of evolution. Charles Darwin, a prominent researcher, introduced the theory that living beings are products of mutations. This process of evolution allows for species to adapt to…

Introduction “All men by nature desire to know” (Aristotle, Metaphysics Book I). Curiosity is an instinct of human beings in that they would wish to be closer to the acquisition of true reality. With the invention of science, human beings at the time have pondered the genesis of species in the world. There are two prevalent, albeit contradicting, beliefs which can be applied to elucidate the origin of life, namely creationism and evolution. In the following, this paper is going to elucidate that…

For those who have read Nietzsche, it comes as no surprise that he had a great aversion for what religion had to offer people. His disdain for religion is fueled by his belief that the dogmatic proclamations put forth by religious teachings only have served as a means of controlling and inhibiting true human nature. Nietzsche’s perspective on the historical development of religions influence on human morality, forces one to consider the broader dimensions of religious influence on human thought…

among the staunch religious figures of Iran forcing him into exile. This essay mainly discusses the possibility of combining religion and democracy under the same umbrella. To escape from the pre-defined conclusions, it is necessary to recognize that “Islam” and “democracy” are concepts with many definitions. Democracy is moreover feeble or fictional and they practice religion to interpret this miracle. In the twenty-first century, important interpretations of Islam open the way for political…

bridging the gap between mysticism and science, which led to legendary stories. Even Aristotle, renowned for his reasonable nature, proclaimed the extraordinary rumors of Pythagoras’ life to the masses. While no personally written records of his life or works survive, much less support these stories, Pythagoras’ peers and followers created a breadth of knowledge about his intellectual life, varying from information about his early inspiration to his future work in the sciences and religion…

Martel is religion. Being Hindu, Muslim and Christian Pi is very religious and even scorned atheism a few times in the book. So one would think that Life of Pi is a book that advocates for religion. Pi’s story is even described as being one that will “make you believe in God”. My interpretation of the novel, however, was the opposite. At times Life of Pi seemed like it was advocating for atheism more so than for religion. One of the interesting things about Pi is that he follows three…

It has often been said that science is the only way to gain this knowledge. Science may tell us about the natural world, so we can figure out the composition of the world as well as other things, but knowledge comes from more than just science. In addition to science, reason or logical deduction is also a form of knowledge. Other ways to gain knowledge can come from testimony (gaining knowledge…

parliament and that it gives the LGBTQI community the chance to experience pregnancy. IVF also gives the opportunity to couples who may be infertile the chance to become a family. The catholic church teachings are against IVF as they believe that Science is taking away from god’s creation. Another reason to why the Catholic church teachings are against IVF because it takes away from the dignity of the mother. The australian secular perspective is for IVF but the catholic church teachings are…