"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."
Albert Einstein, "Science, Philosophy and Religion: a Symposium", 1941 ...
"Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values.
The two are not rivals. They are complementary.
Science keeps religion from sinking into the valley of crippling irrationalism and paralyzing obscurantism. Religion prevents science from falling into the marsh of obsolete materialism and moral nihilism."
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ridiculous. That's what I think of the "debate"
Science deals with objective facts. Religion deals with subjective perceptions. Two totally different things that need not be argued about. Both exist harmoniously in the human experience.
First, after actually enjoying my science classes and taking the time to read various sacred texts by myself; I think the science/faith argument is rather silly. I may be simplifying this too much; but, science is objective and faith is subjective. How do you use a text written by poets to determine the age of the universe? How can science actually prove/disprove God (the worldview not just a specific religious diety)? I see two different realms of existence that don't need to piss on each other.
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