Science, when done properly (the scientific method) is a tool for discovering the truth. The two are not at odds. But as soon as trust is thrown into the mix, there enters the potential for someone to lie.
One of our crew is fairly religious, but he's science minded. He always says science tries to explain the "how" of things, and religion tries to explain the "why" of things.
Science flies you to the moon.
Religion flies you into buildings.
Science harvests your organs when you die, for the good of others.
Religion harvests your soul for good of eternal essence.
Religion tells you to pray, asking to be given your daily bread, be forgiven of debts you owe and forgive those debts owed to you.
Science tells you bread tastes better after
the Maillard reaction has browned it, but when exactly does bread become toast?
No such thing has ever existed, and it never will.
Science by definition is relentless, never-ending inquiry and seeking of the truth.
We need to speak more of Truth and less about science
Science, when done properly (the scientific method) is a tool for discovering the truth. The two are not at odds. But as soon as trust is thrown into the mix, there enters the potential for someone to lie.
Yes, in a way Truth is the destination, seemingly always just barely out of reach over the horizon; science is the vehicle.
One of our crew is fairly religious, but he's science minded. He always says science tries to explain the "how" of things, and religion tries to explain the "why" of things.
Science flies you to the moon. Religion flies you into buildings.
Science harvests your organs when you die, for the good of others. Religion harvests your soul for good of eternal essence.
Religion tells you to pray, asking to be given your daily bread, be forgiven of debts you owe and forgive those debts owed to you. Science tells you bread tastes better after the Maillard reaction has browned it, but when exactly does bread become toast?