Quotes about Religion and science

In both religion and science, some people are dishonest, exploitative, incompetent and exhibit other human failings. Votes: 4

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: 4

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: 4

There is no conflict between religion and science. Votes: 3

There is no contradiction between true religion and science Votes: 3

Business should be like religion and science; it should know neither love nor hate. Votes: 3

The difference between religion and science is the difference between thoughtless certainty and thoughtful doubt. Votes: 3

To an honest judge, the alleged marriage between religion and science is a shallow, empty, spin-doctored sham. Votes: 3

To an honest judge, the alleged convergence between religion and science is a shallow, empty, hollow, spin-doctored sham. Votes: 3

I don't see why religion and science can't cooperate. What's wrong with using a computer to count our blessings? Votes: 3

There can never be any real opposition between religion and science; for the one is the complement of the other. Votes: 3

Scientific People, unscientific mind; why are we dividing the world which could shine? Between religion and science, all what matters is human lives. Votes: 3

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: 3

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: 3

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: 3

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: 3

I would support peaceful co-existence between religion and science because they concern different domains. Anyone who takes theology seriously knows that it's not a matter of using it to explain things that scientists are mystified by. Votes: 3

The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science. Votes: 3

One of the things my family taught me - I think very important in religion and science - is that you must be ready to stand up for what you think. Decide what you really think is best, and stick with it. Votes: 3

The split between religion and science is relatively new. Isaac Newton, who first worked out the laws by which gravity held the planets and even the stars in their traces, was sufficiently impressed by the scale and regularity of the universe to ascribe it all to God. Votes: 3

From religion comes a man's purpose; from science, his power to achieve it. Sometimes people ask if religion and science are not opposed to one another. They are: in the sense that the thumb and fingers of my hands are opposed to one another. It is an opposition by means of which anything can be grasped. Votes: 3

I also like to look at the dynamic that takes place between religion and science because, in a way, both are asking the same questions: Who are we? Where do we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? The methodologies are diametrically opposed, but their motivation is the same; the wellspring is the same in both cases. Votes: 3

Religion and science look at reality differently. Votes: 2

Conflict between science and religion a dangerous foe. Votes: 2

There can be no truce between science and religion. Votes: 2

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. Votes: 2

Science, like art, religion, commerce, warfare, and even sleep, is based on presuppositions. Votes: 2

Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion. Votes: 2

He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion. Votes: 2

Science has nothing in common with religion. Facts and miracles never did and never will agree. Votes: 2

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Votes: 2

Comparing science and religion isn't like comparing apples and oranges - it's more like apples and sewing machines. Votes: 2

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: 2

Modern bodybuilding is ritual, religion, sport, art, and science, awash in Western chemistry and mathematics. Defying nature, it surpasses it. Votes: 2

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: 2

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: 2

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: 2

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: 2

Religion asks you to believe things without questioning, and technology and science always encourage you to ask hard questions and why it is important in science and technology. So I was always interested in science and technology. Votes: 2

Religion has always persecuted science. Votes: 0

Science has taken away our religion. Votes: 0

Fear is religion, courage is science. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The enemy of knowledge and science is irrationalism, not religion 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Science and religion are not at odds. Science is simply too young to understand. Votes: 0

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

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

Art is about cosmic beauty. Science is about cosmic order. Religion is about cosmic purpose. 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

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

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

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

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

Our religion will not clash with nor contradict the facts of science in any particular. Votes: 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I like the confusion you get between science and religion … that’s where belief lies and art as well. 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 think one of the great historical contributions of science is to weaken the hold of religion. That's a good thing. Votes: 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

For me Humanity > Country > Family > Friends > (Religion = Science).Sorry if I disappointed you, but this is what I was and I will follow my whole life. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 0

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: 0

Religion is just an interpretation; science is another one. Votes: -1