Do science and religion overlap in any form when considering the topic of evolution? Fundamentally science and religion strive to answer different questions. Science focusing on the how, whereas religion focuses on the why. However, where both of these entities share common ground is in their most basic purpose; to discover the truth. The sorts of questions that religion is concerned with verses the purpose of science are both key factors of the similarities and differences that arise between science and religion on the topic of evolution. These help to expand the information available for describing the common ground that they both share, and how they can reconcile when it comes to evolution.
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The majority of these questions are concerned with mainly the ‘why’, and less on ‘how’. An example of one of these questions is why are we here? There is no logical way for science to currently answer this question; as it is an ethical question, unable to be proved by empirical science. This question is best answered by the Bible. According to Chapter 1 of Genesis, we see the phrase “God saw that it was good”. It also says that God created man is his own image, this however still doesn’t explain why we are here. Further on in the bible we read and find that he spoke well of the male and female and showed this pride he entrusted us with his creation, and gave us stewardship over the earth and its other life. Therefore, this question is directly linked to the topic of evolution. If we were created in God’s image, as the bible states, then there is no logical reason for evolution to have occurred for us to get to this level of complexity. This where the main debates concerning religion and science originate. This huge difference in reasoning allows for some common ground to be demonstrated between the …show more content…
This principle is one of the main elements that is shared as common ground between the two mediums. The ultimate issue between the measure of common ground is that both sides have been known to overstretch their side’s perspectives. A religious view that denies all scientific knowledge will ultimately fail due to irrelevancy. On the other hand, a purely scientific without a larger philosophical will also be doomed. Neither sides can hold all the answers, but together they can strengthen the other side. Therefore, the common ground between science and religion, specifically on the topic of evolution, is minimal but important. They overlap at the origin of evolution. In one form, science would never have strived towards discovering evolution if it weren’t for the religious views of Victorian Europe pushing Charles Darwin to construct his book ‘The Origin of Species’. Another form of the overlap is a commonly believed theory, involving evolution being God’s tool. This theory states that evolution has occurred but was somewhat instigated by God himself; this is often linked to the belief that God also caused The Big
Science as a whole acts as a collective whose …show more content…
The majority of these questions are concerned with mainly the ‘why’, and less on ‘how’. An example of one of these questions is why are we here? There is no logical way for science to currently answer this question; as it is an ethical question, unable to be proved by empirical science. This question is best answered by the Bible. According to Chapter 1 of Genesis, we see the phrase “God saw that it was good”. It also says that God created man is his own image, this however still doesn’t explain why we are here. Further on in the bible we read and find that he spoke well of the male and female and showed this pride he entrusted us with his creation, and gave us stewardship over the earth and its other life. Therefore, this question is directly linked to the topic of evolution. If we were created in God’s image, as the bible states, then there is no logical reason for evolution to have occurred for us to get to this level of complexity. This where the main debates concerning religion and science originate. This huge difference in reasoning allows for some common ground to be demonstrated between the …show more content…
This principle is one of the main elements that is shared as common ground between the two mediums. The ultimate issue between the measure of common ground is that both sides have been known to overstretch their side’s perspectives. A religious view that denies all scientific knowledge will ultimately fail due to irrelevancy. On the other hand, a purely scientific without a larger philosophical will also be doomed. Neither sides can hold all the answers, but together they can strengthen the other side. Therefore, the common ground between science and religion, specifically on the topic of evolution, is minimal but important. They overlap at the origin of evolution. In one form, science would never have strived towards discovering evolution if it weren’t for the religious views of Victorian Europe pushing Charles Darwin to construct his book ‘The Origin of Species’. Another form of the overlap is a commonly believed theory, involving evolution being God’s tool. This theory states that evolution has occurred but was somewhat instigated by God himself; this is often linked to the belief that God also caused The Big