Let me take a stab on reconciling.
Religion does nothing more than provide an explanation of what happens to us when we die. That gives the believer the "sense of security" you talk about. They take comfort knowing they're going somewhere.
The problem which you highlight is, science tends to tear down the flimsy anecdotal evidence in the ancient texts regarding creation. Science pretty much trashes the stories of creation. They're replaced with the fossil record and radiometric dating. Evidently, there is far more to these texts because the religious can turn a blind eye to the discrepancies and keep on believing.
Here’s the deal, after that last question….that final question which science answers and quickly pens “The End” to the book of knowledge, even after all that……the existence of God will not have been proven false.
If it harms no one, a belief in something beyond the world we see and feel is fine. Attractive even. Good to leave one’s options open. I do.
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Sorry, didn't mean to go off topic.
The whole thread (40 posts)
- Science and religion (originally from Mysteries of the Multiverse)
- Questions
- Until I was about 12 I believed in god.
- Curiosity killed the cat, religion kills curiosity....
- That is a pretty narrow purpose for religion, that you and your friend agreed to!
- My friend Barbara observes:
- There's no solace in science for me.
- For me, science satisfies my awe more than religion does.