The Conflict between Science & Religion: Enough Already

Conflict Between Religion and Science Among Academic Scientists?

Using new survey data (N = 1,646), we examine the attitudes academic scientists at 21 elite U.S. research universities have about the perceived conflict between religion and science. In contrast to public opinion and scholarly discourse, most scientists do not perceive a conflict between science and religion. Different from what other studies would indicate, this belief does not vary between so...

instrumentalism in the science, as a way of resolving the conflict between religion and science

instrumentalism (in the science) refers to a view that considers scientific theories as nothing more than instruments for prediction. sometimes the traces of this attitude have been searched in the writings of plato and aristotle; but mostly the pioneers of the theory have been thought to be the priests who regarded the scientific propositions as mere hypothesis, in order to defend religious do...

Happiness: enough already.

The plural of anecdote is not data, as scientists will tell you, but consider these snapshots of the emerging happiness debate anyway: Lately, Jerome Wakefield's students have been coming up to him after they break up with a boyfriend or girlfriend, and not because they want him to recommend a therapist. Wakefield, a professor at New York University, coauthored the 2007 book "The Loss of Sadnes...

Vitamin D: enough already?

The relationship between science and religion

There is no connection between science and religion. Science, unlike religion, is based on evidence; and, in contrast to the many religions, there is just one science. All science had its origin in Greek civilisation. There is no ethics in scientific theories or discoveries, but ethical issues can arise when science is applied to technology. Religion does raise ethical issues in relation to sci...