The Debate between Science and Religion must not lead to an all out war. A compromise should be held between the two camps.
Dawkins, Dennet, Harris, Hitchens and other scientists think of religion as a collective delusion, or an idiotic superstition. Yet their turns backfire because it shows how inflexible and intolerant they are. The power of religion resides in so many forms. One of them is hope. Life is tough, people suffer, and religion offers something for people as a means of escape, inner peace, and acceptance. People, love, die, and fight for what they believe in.
On the other hand, the crystal clear and irresistably compelling world of science provides a vehicle for understanding how the world works and how life itself works in its myriad forms. The more we understand life and the universe, the more we realize how rare it is, how precious it is. There maybe life elsewhere and they maybe more colorful than we can ever imagine.
Both science and religion teaches us the virtue of humility. Dawkins and other Scientists should be the first people to know that both in their respect for life and intellectual honesty. Religion should not provide a vehicle for extremism and the extermination of plausible scientific findings. Both love and respect for the beauty and wonders of this planet are theirs .Both should live harmoniously in this precious jewel that we so value. If both camps can work together, the possibilities that both camps can achieve are endless.
Dawkins, Dennet, Harris, Hitchens and other scientists think of religion as a collective delusion, or an idiotic superstition. Yet their turns backfire because it shows how inflexible and intolerant they are. The power of religion resides in so many forms. One of them is hope. Life is tough, people suffer, and religion offers something for people as a means of escape, inner peace, and acceptance. People, love, die, and fight for what they believe in.
On the other hand, the crystal clear and irresistably compelling world of science provides a vehicle for understanding how the world works and how life itself works in its myriad forms. The more we understand life and the universe, the more we realize how rare it is, how precious it is. There maybe life elsewhere and they maybe more colorful than we can ever imagine.
Both science and religion teaches us the virtue of humility. Dawkins and other Scientists should be the first people to know that both in their respect for life and intellectual honesty. Religion should not provide a vehicle for extremism and the extermination of plausible scientific findings. Both love and respect for the beauty and wonders of this planet are theirs .Both should live harmoniously in this precious jewel that we so value. If both camps can work together, the possibilities that both camps can achieve are endless.
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