What if there was no religion?
But that doesn’t mean that we would lack morals without religion. Humans evolved moral behavior as a way to survive as a species. Perhaps there would be a little less war and our morals would still arise from a need to work together to survive.
What religious questions can science not answer?
What are the Big Questions that science can’t answer but religion can?
- What’s going on in the universe? *
- Is there any point to it all?
- Why are we here?
- How should we live?
- Why be moral?
- Why is there evil?*
- Does God exist?
- Where did the universe come from? *
What is the most unanswered question of all time?
The Meaning of Life—And 27 Other Major Unanswered Questions in Science
- How exactly did life begin?
- Why do we dream?
- Is there a pattern behind prime numbers?
- What is the cure for cancer?
- Can we travel through time?
- Is our universe the only one?
- What exactly is consciousness?
- Where is all the antimatter?
Why are science and religion separate from each other?
Because they are not a part of nature, supernatural entities cannot be investigated by science. In this sense, science and religion are separate and address aspects of human understanding in different ways. Attempts to pit science and religion against each other create controversy where none needs to exist.
What are the positions of scientists about religion?
Scientists, like people in other professions, hold a wide range of positions about religion and the role of supernatural forces or entities in the universe. Some adhere to a position known as scientism, which holds that the methods of science alone are sufficient for discovering everything there is to know about the universe.
Why do some religious denominations not accept the occurrence of evolution?
Religious denominations that do not accept the occurrence of evolution tend to be those that believe in strictly literal interpretations of religious texts. Science and religion are based on different aspects of human experience. In science, explanations must be based on evidence drawn from examining the natural world.
What is the difference between philosophy and religion?
Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned. It appears in “Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon” by Daniel Dennet in the book’s very first chapter.