College Admissions Essay: Religion Or Science?

Growing up as a child of the Lutheran church, I became accustomed to being questioned by my peers in school. The snide remarks about the beliefs that I held dear hurt more than they were intended to. It wasn’t until later on in my life that I realized such interrogations benefited me. Instead of ripping my beliefs at the seams, it forced me to hold them tighter. My religion is personal to me. It gives me an identity, a sense of community, and explanations for the many questions that go unanswered. I am a firm believer that religion is not something to be pushed upon anyone who is not willing to listen. It has been written into history that religion was once considered science. The idea that there was a deity was considered the ultimate truth, and questioning that would result in criminal charges and punishment. Somewhere along the way, the idea that religion and science are polar opposites was introduced to mankind. However, in a world that is unexplainable, perhaps this is the key to unlocking the many …show more content…
We are living in a universe uncalculable by science” (The Accidental Universe, Lightman). Even with our expansive knowledge of science, it is hard to explain how our universe came to be. Every detail seemed to be planned perfectly so that Earth could host life. From the distance of Earth and our Sun to the gravitational pull not drawing us into the Sun’s fiery body, each aspect of our universe seems too flawless to have occurred by chance. Personally, I believe that a god handcrafted our universe to this perfection, However, I understand that in an infinitely large universe, our galaxy could have just gotten lucky. Yet, It is evident that there is no universal law that can be proven without an exception. Science has holes, and those holes can be filled by religion for those who cannot accept such knowledge as unattainable. It is in this way that religion and science can work hand-in-hand in explaining the