Hi Dakotah, Well, the problem is in outlook. The reason certain people believe science and religion can't coexist is because there are extremists on both sides of the argument. There are biologists who insist that Evolution is the one and only explanation for life on our planet. We might classify them the Ultra Darwinists. On the other side we have the Creationists who insist their biblical interpretation is the one and only explanation for life on our planet. We might classify these the Ultra Creationists. Is there a happy middle ground?
Yes, there is. In recent years some moderates have began to work with new theories such as theistic-evolution which tries to bridge the gap between creation and evolution.In short, it is based on the concept or idea perhaps God created the earth, created life millions of years ago, but he did not create every single species of life. Instead he may have created a template such as a wolf and after millions of years those wolves would have evolved into dogs. True, its not your typical Sunday school lesson, but the theory does at least attempt to reach a compromise between the two extreme views. Unfortunately, no matter how good such moderate theories are the extremists are unwilling to give an inch towards the moderate position. As you say science and religion can coexist in a person, within the same discussion, but only if the person and/or group is willing to compromise on the issues. It need not be one way or the other. Just an open mind since things like creation, the origin of the universe, where did life come from are still something of a mystery. The Big Bang might explain how the universe came to be, but who or what caused the Big Bang in the first place. That's something ultra scientists don't want to speculate at since they really don't know. There is all kinds of ideas how life began on the planet but no solid evidence on how it was done. Therefore at the moment comparing notes between science and religion might be the only explanation that makes sense. Cheers! On 6/20/12, Dakotah Rickard <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh yes. I am quite familiar with bio-psychology. Apparently, according > to that one, thoughts and consciousness are merely the brains way of > letting the world know that it is working. There is some sort of study > that shows how thoughts can come at least 300 milliseconds after > actions. My personal feeling on that one is that it's basically the > religion of human animalism, and I treat it as such. > > As for the view of science and religion as opposite sides, as though > there is some great game of discovery and each force, science and > religion, are teams in that match, how can we be surprised? Humanity > is quite good at making such dycotomies. I mean, tying this back to > the original topic, look at people's reactions to roleplay. Either > it's good or it's bad. Either it increases imagination, allows healthy > expression of emotions, is a great source of fun, etc., or it is a > form of escapism for the deluded, a waste of time, morrally or > religiously reprehensible, etc. I honestly think that it is just a > human thing to operate in black and white terms, reguardless of > culture, creed, or custom. I mean, even look at a good bit of the > books, television programs, and movies out there, from all sorts of > places around the world. There is definitely a protagonist and > definitely an antagonist. Whether either is morrally correct is > questionable, but the protagonist tends to be more so and the > antagonist tends to be less so. > > Science and religion can coexist on the same planet, in the same > discussion, and within one individual. I will never understand those > who claim it cannot be so. > > Signed: > Dakotah Rickard --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
