Quotes about science Religion

I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Votes: 4

Science should be taught not in order to support religion and not in order to destroy religion. Science should be taught simply ignoring religion. Votes: 4

The dogma of Christianity gets worn away before the advances of science. Religion will have to make more and more concessions. Gradually the myths crumble. Votes: 4

It is impossible to make a clear cut between science, religion, and art. The whole is never equal simply to the sum of its various parts. Votes: 4

Everything progresses in waves. The march of civilization, the progression of worlds, is in waves. All human activities likewise progress in waves - art, literature, science, religion. Votes: 4

When I'm not writing, I read loads of fiction, but I've been writing quite constantly lately so I've been reading a lot of nonfiction - philosophy, religion, science, history, social or cultural studies. Votes: 4

What renders man an imaginative and moral being is that in society he gives new aims to his life which could not have existed in solitude : the aims of friendship , religion , science , and art . Votes: 4

From the Vedas we learn a practical art of surgery, medicine, music, house building under which mechanized art is included. They are encyclopedia of every aspect of life, culture, religion, science, ethics, law, cosmology and meteorology. Votes: 4

We call the one side [of humanity] religion, and we call the other science. Religion is always right. ... Science is always wrong; it is the very artifice of men. Science can never solve one problem without raising ten more problems. Votes: 4

Philosophy is based on speculation, on logic, on thought, on the synthesis of what we know and on the analysis of what we do not know. Philosophy must include within its confines the whole content of science, religion and art. Votes: 4

The greatest danger that besets us does not come from believers or atheists; it comes from those who, under the guise of religion, science or reason, imagine that we can free ourselves from the limitations of human nature and perfect the human species. Votes: 4

I think one thing most of faiths have in common is they all realize that everything manifests from one [god]. That's whether you're dealing with science, religion, Bible, whatever. They all realize it all came from one, and then from one, you got many. Votes: 4

To sum up all, let it be known that science and religion are two identical words. The learned do not suspect this, no more do the religious. These two words express the two sides of the same fact, which is the infinite. Religion-Science, this is the future of the human mind. Votes: 4

Just as Darwin discovered the law of evolution in organic nature, so Marx discovered the law of evolution in human history; he discovered the simple fact, hitherto concealed by an overgrowth of idealogy [sic], that mankind must first of all eat and drink, have shelter and clothing, before it can pursue politics, science, religion, art etc. Votes: 4

In practice, the goal of skepticism is not the discovery of truth, but the exposure of other people's errors. It plays a useful role in science, religion, scholarship, and common sense. But we need to remember that it is a weapon serving belief or self-interest; we need to be skeptical of skeptics. The more militant the skeptic, the stronger the belief. Votes: 4

All minds quote. Old and new make the warp and woof of every moment. There is no thread that is not a twist of these two strands. By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. We quote not only books and proverbs, but arts, sciences, religion, customs, and laws; nay, we quote temples and houses, tables and chairs, by imitation. Votes: 4

John Marks Templeton has achieved exemplary success in both business and philanthropy. For Looking Forward he has assembled a diverse and remarkable group of experts in their fields-including the environment, medicine, the physical sciences, religion, the family, and international relations-and contributed two stellar pieces as well. Together these essays dispel fashionable pessimism and show how the world can progress-and is progressing-toward a better future. Votes: 4

Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand. Votes: 1

Our religion will not clash with nor contradict the facts of science in any particular. Votes: 1

Religion has always persecuted science. Votes: 0

Science has taken away our religion. Votes: 0

Fear is religion, courage is science. Votes: 0

Religion and science look at reality differently. Votes: 0

Science is the only religion of mankind. Votes: 0

Science is the natural ally of religion. Votes: 0

Science is almost totally incompatible with religion. Votes: 0

Conflict between science and religion a dangerous foe. Votes: 0

There is no conflict between religion and science. Votes: 0

Science and religion will meet and shake hands. Votes: 0

I think science and religion should be separate. Votes: 0

Science and art are the handmaids of religion. Votes: 0

The world is my country. Science my religion. Votes: 0

Evolution is a religion; it is not science! Votes: 0

Religion is just an interpretation; science is another one. Votes: 0

There is no contradiction between true religion and science Votes: 0

Religion is to mysticism what popularization is to science. Votes: 0

Religion and science have a common ancestor - ignorance. Votes: 0

Religion is to mysticism what popularization is to science Votes: 0

Truth is truth, whether labeled 'science' or 'religion.' Votes: 0

There can be no truce between science and religion. Votes: 0

Religion without science is superstition. Science without religion is materialism. Votes: 0

The enemy of knowledge and science is irrationalism, not religion Votes: 0

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. Votes: 0

Religion believes in miracles, but these aren't compatible with science. Votes: 0

Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition. Votes: 0

Science does not deny religion, it just offers a simpler alternative. Votes: 0

Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings. Votes: 0

Christianity is not a mere religion but an experimentally testable science. Votes: 0

Religion makes people kill each other. Science supplies them with weapons. Votes: 0

A religion contradicting science and a science contradicting religion are equally false. Votes: 0

Science deals in evidence and uncertainty. Religion deals in certainty without evidence. Votes: 0

The religion that is afraid of science dishonors God and commits suicide. Votes: 0

It is remarkable, Hardin, how the religion of science has grabbed hold. Votes: 0

Perhaps religion provides the justification for wars, but science provides the weapons. Votes: 0

Buddhist teachings are not a religion, they are a science of mind. Votes: 0

In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice. Votes: 0

Science ever has been, and ever must be, the safeguard of religion. Votes: 0

Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt. Votes: 0

No great advance has been made in science, politics, or religion without controversy. Votes: 0

Politics And Religion Are Obsolete, The Time Has Come For Science And Spirituality Votes: 0

A merely symbolic religion does not threaten the ruling regime of materialistic science. Votes: 0

Religion deals with beliefs and faith, but science deals with truth and facts. Votes: 0

It is the chief characteristic of the religion of science that it works. Votes: 0

Religion can only dream to do what science and art does every day. Votes: 0

Science, like art, religion, commerce, warfare, and even sleep, is based on presuppositions. Votes: 0

The next great task of science is to create a religion for humanity. Votes: 0

Science is increasingly answering questions that used to be the province of religion. Votes: 0

Culture (science) is the form of religion; Religion is the substance of culture (science). Votes: 0

No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy. Votes: 0

Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control. Votes: 0

Science provides a much more satisfactory way to seek answers than does any religion. Votes: 0

The Bible is a book of Science. Secular Humanism is a religion of mythology. Votes: 0

If there is any consistent enemy of science, it is not religion, but irrationalism. Votes: 0

Business should be like religion and science; it should know neither love nor hate. Votes: 0

Let science tell us what and how. Let religion tell us who and why. Votes: 0

There is more religion in men's science, than there is science in their religion. Votes: 0

If we say that religion is a virus, then why isn't science a virus? Votes: 0

Mentor Me: ...the crossroads and convergence of where science, metaphysics, religion, and utopian society intersect. Votes: 0

Science is a trigger of changes of civilization. Religion is the failsafe of science performance. Votes: 0

Art is about cosmic beauty. Science is about cosmic order. Religion is about cosmic purpose. Votes: 0

Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion. Votes: 0

It is not proven, it's not science. It's more of a religion than a science. Votes: 0

The difference between religion and science is the difference between thoughtless certainty and thoughtful doubt. Votes: 0

Religion has been compelled by science to give up one after another of its dogmas. . . . Votes: 0

Science and religion are in full accord, but science and faith are in complete discord. Votes: 0

Science, philosophy and religion are bound to converge as they draw nearer to the whole. Votes: 0

As long as truth is unknown, there will be religion no matter what science proves Votes: 0

Religion is based on dogma and belief, whereas science is based on doubt and questioning. Votes: 0

In both religion and science, some people are dishonest, exploitative, incompetent and exhibit other human failings. Votes: 0

I object to religion in science classrooms not because it's religion but because it's not science. Votes: 0

When science advances religion goes along with it; science builds the altar at which religion prays. Votes: 0

Science does not need religion. Religion does not need science. And the twain shall never meet Votes: 0

Science has nothing in common with religion. Facts and miracles never did and never will agree. Votes: 0

Religion and science have always been matters of faith in something. It is the same something. Votes: 0

Your only real problem is mortality! No religion can solve this problem, but science can do! Votes: 0

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion. Votes: 0

We place no reliance On virgin or pigeon; Our Method is Science, Our Aim is Religion. Votes: 0

THEOSOPHY, n. An ancient faith having all the certitude of religion and all the mystery of science. Votes: 0

The disinterested imaginative core of mythology is what develops into literature, science, philosophy. Religion is applied mythology. Votes: 0

Art, science, philosophy, religion -- each offers at best only a crude simplification of actual living experience. Votes: 0

To an honest judge, the alleged marriage between religion and science is a shallow, empty, spin-doctored sham. Votes: 0

I thought religion would eventually wither away and we'd all be worshiping at the altar of science. Votes: 0

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Votes: 0

Science is about explaining the world, and religion is about interpreting it. There shouldn't be any conflict. Votes: 0

There may be a conflict between softminded religionists and toughminded scientists, but not between science and religion. Votes: 0

Religion reveals the meaning of life, and science only applies this meaning to the course of circumstances. Votes: 0

You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion. Votes: 0

It may seem bizarre, but in my opinion science offers a surer path to God than religion. Votes: 0

Science is not infallible, but it has something religion lacks: a process of testing claims against real-world observations. Votes: 0

The Sun Stone, the famous Aztec calendar, is unquestionably a perfect summary of science, philosophy, art and religion. Votes: 0

Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control. Votes: 0

Comparing science and religion isn't like comparing apples and oranges - it's more like apples and sewing machines. Votes: 0

You can believe what you want religiously. Religion is one thing, but science, provable science, is something else. Votes: 0

Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals. They are complementary. Votes: 0

Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control. Votes: 0

Science provides tangible evidence of its accuracy and importance. Religion makes excuses for its absence of the same. Votes: 0

Any suggestion that science and religion are incompatible flies in the face of history, logic, and common sense. Votes: 0

To an honest judge, the alleged convergence between religion and science is a shallow, empty, hollow, spin-doctored sham. Votes: 0

The science of a religious man must be scientific; the religion of a scientific man must be religious. Votes: 0

Religion belongs to the realm that is inviolable before the law of causation and therefore closed to science. Votes: 0

Science takes things apart to see how they work. Religion puts things together to see what they mean. Votes: 0

The Universe revealed by science is one of far more awesome grandeur than any religion has ever posited. Votes: 0

If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism. Votes: 0

It is science, and not religion, which has taught men that things are complex and difficult to understand. Votes: 0

Science can have no quarrel with a religion which postulates a God to whom men are His children. Votes: 0

All of my knowledge, of both science and religion, I incorporate into the classical tradition of my painting. Votes: 0

I don't see why religion and science can't cooperate. What's wrong with using a computer to count our blessings? Votes: 0

Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive. Votes: 0

Some of my friends like to keep science and religion together, but I certainly like to keep them separate. Votes: 0

...this clumsy collision of two very impatient forms of ignorance was known as the quarrel of Science and Religion. Votes: 0

Science may eventually explain the world of How. The ultimate world of Why may remain for contemplation, philosophy, religion. Votes: 0

It's progress I think, that science has joined philosophy, metaphysics & religion as subjects drunk people argue about in bars. Votes: 0

One man finds in religion his literature and his science, another finds in it his joy and his duty. Votes: 0

Science has the cold facts, but lacks religion's social organization and ability to inspire that moves people to act. Votes: 0

Religion will not regain its old power until it can face change in the same spirit as does science. Votes: 0

He who has art and science also has religion, but those who do not have them better have religion. Votes: 0

The enemy of science is not religion... . The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with dogma. Votes: 0

Has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science? . . . No other human institution comes close. Votes: 0

Acceptance without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western religion, rejection without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western science. Votes: 0

This [the intelligent design movement] isn't really, and never has been, a debate about science, it's about religion and philosophy. Votes: 0

Since science and religion provide two different perspectives on the human situation, they must ultimately be able to be reconciled. Votes: 0

'Are science and religion compatible?' It's like [asking]: 'Are science and plumbing compatible?' They're just two different things. Votes: 0

Modern bodybuilding is ritual, religion, sport, art, and science, awash in Western chemistry and mathematics. Defying nature, it surpasses it. Votes: 0

There can never be any real opposition between religion and science; for the one is the complement of the other. Votes: 0

There is always a pressure to separate the Bible from science and to separate the Christian religion from things material. Votes: 0

Science and religion are both the same thing. They're there; they're life. If it's not science, it's not a fact. Votes: 0

If you have science and art, You also have religion; But if you don't have them, You better have religion. Votes: 0

He who possesses science and art, Possesses religion as well; He who possesses neither of these, Had better have religion. Votes: 0

Many who are committed to reason and science have turned against religion altogether and treat it with fear and contempt. Votes: 0

Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense. Votes: 0

As all truth is from God, it necessarily follows that true science and true religion can never be at variance. Votes: 0

I think science is about the search for God; it just comes at it from a different angle than religion. Votes: 0

In Europe art has to a large degree taken the place of religion. In America it seems rather to be science. Votes: 0

There's a good part of Computer Science that's like magic. Unfortunately there's a bad part of Computer Science that's like religion. Votes: 0

Not only were science and religion compatible, they were inseparable--th e rise of science was achieved by deeply religious Christian scholars. Votes: 0

all the science of flying has been captured in the breadth of an instrument board, but not the religion of it. Votes: 0

Since the beginning of time, spirituality and religion have been called to fill in the gaps that science did not understand. Votes: 0

In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue. Votes: 0

I like the confusion you get between science and religion … that’s where belief lies and art as well. Votes: 0

Y'know, we're all wasting our time writing this hack science fiction! You wanta make real money, you gotta start a religion! Votes: 0

I think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That's a good thing. Votes: 0

The difference between science and religion is that the former wishes to get rid of mysteries whereas the latter worships them. Votes: 0

Religion is the subjective experience. Science is the objective reality. To argue either is a ridiculous waste of time and energy. Votes: 0

There is no conflict between science and religion. Conflict only arises from an incomplete knowledge of either science or religion, or both. Votes: 0

There is superficial conflict but deep concord between science and theistic religion, but superficial concord and deep conflict between science and naturalism Votes: 0

Yoga is not a religion. It is a science, science of well-being, science of youthfulness, science of integrating body, mind, and soul. Votes: 0

What is the use of assuring Fundamentalists that science is compatible with religion. They retort at once, Certainly not with our religion. Votes: 0

Religion is nothing but a science to attain wisdom, understanding, to know what life is, and to live it in utter celebration. Votes: 0

Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly. Votes: 0

Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly. Votes: 0

God is Truth. There is no incompatibility between science and religion. Both are seeking the same truth. Science shows that God exists. Votes: 0

As a scientist, I don't believe science will ever discover whether God exists. Nor do I believe religion will ever prove it. Votes: 0

Scientific People, unscientific mind; why are we dividing the world which could shine? Between religion and science, all what matters is human lives. Votes: 0

Religion is the servant of the vanishing; science, of the existence! Disappearance belongs to the chaos and the Devil; existence, to the God! Votes: 0

The scientists who attack mainstream religion, rather than striving for peaceful coexistence with it, damage science, and also weaken the fight against fundamentalism. Votes: 0

Art and religion first; then philosophy; lastly science. That is the order of the great subjects of life, that's their order of importance. Votes: 0

The Goal of Science is understanding lawful relations among natural phenomena. Religion is a way of life within a larger framework of meaning. Votes: 0

Science and religion are, of course, two different ways of looking at the universe; and it's the same universe with two different windows. Votes: 0

All we know of science or of religion comes from philosophy. It lies behind and above all other knowledge we have or use. Votes: 0

The only way to reconcile science and religion is to set up something which is not science and something that is not religion. Votes: 0

In the world union, prosperity is a science, self-interest a new religion, peace is at hand and the future has never looked brighter. Votes: 0

Don't talk me about religion! Don't talk me about tales for children! Be serious! Trust science, because only the science can save you! Votes: 0

I see no conflict between science and religion. When you take truth in either one of these realms, science or religion, they match perfectly. Votes: 0

It's a common perception that science and religion are mutually exclusive. But there are many scientists who would consider themselves to be spiritual people. Votes: 0

Men have been obliged to make for themselves a notion of what religion is, long before the science of religions started its methodical comparisons. Votes: 0

Religion and science, then, in my analysis are the two great sister forces which have pulled, and are still pulling, mankind onward and upward. Votes: 0

Without poetry our science will appear incomplete, and most of what now passes with us for religion and philosophy will be replaced by poetry. Votes: 0

Since this is the age of science, not religion, psychiatrists are our rabbis, heroin is our pork, and the addict is the unclean person. Votes: 0

If you want to see the real Saints, don't go to the Temples of the Religion, but go to the Temples of the Science! Votes: 0

Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence, it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines. Votes: 0

Faith in order, which is the basis of science, cannot reasonably be separated from faith in an Ordainer, which is the basis of religion. Votes: 0

In the forefront of science, there is not much difference between religion and science. People harbor beliefs. That's what happens when people believe something religiously. Votes: 0

Science and religion have to go hand in hand with the mystery, because there's a certain point beyond which you say, "There are no answers." Votes: 0

The same spiritual fulfillment that people find in religion can be found in science by coming to know, if you will, the mind of God. Votes: 0

I say you don't need religion, or political ideology, to understand human nature. Science reveals that human nature is greedy and selfish, altruistic and helpful. Votes: 0

Religion and Science are two aspects of social life, of which the former has been important as far back as we know anything of man Votes: 0

Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science. Votes: 0

Science can give us knowledge, but it cannot give us wisdom. Nor can religion, until it puts aside nonsense and distraction and becomes itself again. Votes: 0

Religion is designed for stupid people. Science is designed for stupid people who are embarrassed by their stupidity, who want to do something about it. Votes: 0

Poetry, mythology, and religion represent the world as man would like to have it, while science represents the world as he gradually comes to discover it. Votes: 0

Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic. Votes: 0

Science only answers 'How?' Religion only answers 'Why?' The two combined is the true design, So respect to God cause He drew the lines. Votes: 0

Whether or not evolution is compatible with faith, science and religion represent two extremely different worldviews, which, if they coexist at all, do so most uncomfortably. Votes: 0

Life is really about a spiritual unfolding that is personal and enchanting - an unfolding that no science or philosophy or religion has yet fully clarified. Votes: 0

I'm interested in the hope we invest in science, and the disappointment we can feel when science flattens, or 'explains,' the larger mysteries of religion. Votes: 0

There may be some deep questions about the cosmos that are forever beyond science. The mistake is to think they are therefore not beyond religion too. Votes: 0

It was tremendously exciting to discover that science was not destroying religion, as people popularly believe, but that it could cast light on theism and Christianity. Votes: 0

In reality, both religion and science are expressions of man's uncertainty. Perhaps the paradox is that certainty, whether it be in science or religion, is dangerous. Votes: 0

Science is concerned about quantity; religion is concerned about quality. Religion is concerned with the art of how to live life and how to die life. Votes: 0

The person who thinks there can be any real conflict between science and religion must be either very young in science or very ignorant of religion. Votes: 0

Science and technology has tried to offer an alternative to religion by making a god out of human reason, but that didn't work out too well. Votes: 0

Science ... in other words, knowledge-is not the enemy of religion; for, if so, then religion would mean ignorance. But it is often the antagonist of school-divinity. Votes: 0

The enemy of science is not religion. Religion comes in endless shapes and forms... The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with dogma. Votes: 0

TV serves us most usefully when presenting junk-entertainment; it serves us most ill when it co-opts serious modes of discourse - news, politics, science, education, commerce, religion. Votes: 0

Kant attempted to work out a view of religion and religious belief according to which existing religions could be brought into harmony with modernity, science and reason. Votes: 0

You might say that science operates pragmatically and religion by divine guidance. If valid, they would reach the same conclusions but science would take a lot longer. Votes: 0

There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win because it works. Votes: 0

Science is clearly one of the most profound methods that humans have yet devised for discovering truth, while religion remains the single greatest force for generating meaning. Votes: 0

If a religious person says "No, no, no" and they won't listen to science, it makes me think that they don't have faith in their own religion. Votes: 0

The difference between science and religion is the difference between a willingness to dispassionately consider new evidence and new arguments , and a passionate unwillingness to do so. Votes: 0

Believers can have both religion and science as long as there is no attempt to make A non-A, to make reality unreal, to turn naturalism into supernaturalism. (125) Votes: 0

Is there any conflict between science and religion? There is no conflict in the mind of God, but often there is conflict in the minds of men. Votes: 0

The older I get, the more I realize that religion is not going to be easily marginalized by one of its wannabe successors - science, capitalism, consumerism. Votes: 0

There will be no true freedom without virtue, no true science without religion, no true industry without the fear of God and love to your fellow citizens. Votes: 0

Science teaches you to open your eyes and appreciate the reality around you. Religion teaches you to close your eyes and cling to the fantasy within you. Votes: 0

To quit religion is to start walking in the space! Don't be afraid, you don't fall into the void, because you can hold onto God and science! Votes: 0

I have always loved magic realism as a form of writing. I have also been fascinated for a long time with the intersection of science and religion. Votes: 0

Dear Religion, This week I safely dropped a man from space while you shot a child in the head for wanting to go to school. Yours, Science. Votes: 0

Even though the realms of religion and science in themselves are clearly marked off from each other, nevertheless there exist between the two strong reciprocal relationships and dependencies. Votes: 0

Religion can have psychological and social roles, but in terms of really explaining how things work, science works differently. Science is based on material elements at the core. Votes: 0

God created... light anddark, heaven and hell-science claims the same thing as religion, that the Big Bang createdeverything in the universe with an opposite."Including matter itself, antimatter" Votes: 0

The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms. Votes: 0

No matter how much proponents of 'intelligent design' try to clothe their views in the apparel of science, it is what it is: religion. Whose intelligence? Whose design? Votes: 0

Science always goes abreast with the just elevation of the man, keeping step with religion and metaphysics; or, the state of science is an index of our self-knowledge. Votes: 0

Religion: A lot of fanciful ideas inspired by wishful thinking. Science: A lot of logical ideas based on the best evidence available. Which should we have faith in? Votes: 0

How could science be an enemy of religion when God commanded man to be a scientist the day He told him to rule the earth and subject it? Votes: 0

More science and more technology are not going to get us out of the present ecological crises until we find a new religion, or rethink our old one. Votes: 0

Science keeps religion from sinking into the valley of crippling irrationalism and paralyzing obscurantism. Religion prevents science from falling into the marsh of obsolete materialism and moral nihilism. Votes: 0

Galileo was no idiot. Only an idiot could believe that science requires martyrdom - that may be necessary in religion, but in time a scientific result will establish itself. Votes: 0

Galileo was no idiot. Only an idiot could believe that science requires martyrdom - that may be necessary in religion, but in time a scientific result will establish itself Votes: 0

Science, not religion, has taught me my most useful values, among them intellectual honesty. It is better to go without answers than to accept those that merely resolve puzzlement. Votes: 0

The effort to reconcile science and religion is almost always made, not by theologians, but by scientists unable to shake off altogether the piety absorbed with their mother's milk. Votes: 0

Creation stories had never been regarded as historically accurate; their purpose was therapeutic. But once you start reading Genesis as scientifically valid, you have bad science and bad religion. Votes: 0

Apparent contradictions between religion and science often have been the basis of bitter controversy. Such differences are to be expected as long as human understanding remains provisional and fragmentary. Votes: 0