Argumentative Essay On Science Vs Religion

Drawing negative comparisons between science and religion we can say both have created war, starvation, and even disease in societies. germ warfare, atomic weapons, and toxic GMO foods is the flip side of the coin. So, to trust science blindly because we need an alternative to religion is not a good either, we must find a balance. Science like religion is a way of understanding the world around us and how it operates. Science has given us definitive answers and truths about our world such as the laws of physics, and the big bang theory; the origin of our universe and where we all come from. A less interpretable medium once a concrete enough answer has been found. The findings are referred to as theory and not doctrine or laws by which to live your life, but rather plausible ideas that explain our environment until another superior theory is found. Science rarely has laws and the laws themselves are still up for being rewritten due to the ever changing nature and exploration, at sciences core it 's a beautiful thing to behold.
The issue plagues our political theatre as the appointees in charge of our EPA etc. can be selected from …show more content…
Science can be exploited for financial gain or political power as said in the aforementioned paragraph. So, what if a middle ground where to be found.
“It’s presents with extreme clarity what are the different realms of religion (values) and science (facts) and also their connections. This cross-fertilization becomes problematic only when each realm wants to impose itself on the other or when a religion with an anthropomorphized God is behind every event. This would eliminate personal responsibility and install the priests of the religion as more capable of deciding between truth and falsehood. This would deprive religion of any value and would limit science in its research for truth” (AE Science and