How can a physicist be a christian at the same time?

[xdrgnh]

Religion doesn't explain how it explains the ultimate why which is something that no one knows science alone can answer. Those that say religion explains how to everything are putting words in G-d's mouth most of the time.

 

[xdrgnh]

I never said it did. The reason math has no basis in real life is because the universe has no axioms mathematicians can use to build theories around.

 

[Drakkith]

Religion doesn't explain how it explains the ultimate why which is something that no one knows science alone can answer. Those that say religion explains how to everything are putting words in G-d's mouth most of the time.

What about issues that religion explains that disagrees with science? Like how the Earth was formed, when it happened, how life was created. These are DIRECTLY dealt with in every religious text I've looked into.

 

[xdrgnh]

Religion doesn't. People putting words into G-d's mouth do. Religion interpretation which is in line with the bible takes care of how the Earth was formed and shows that our scientific understanding of how the Earth and universe was formed does not contradict that. Look in the bible does it explain how G-d created life? In order to understand the story of Genesis for what it is you need more then a literal reading of the bible. Only fundamentalists subscribe to the literal reading.

 

[Drakkith]

Religion doesn't. People putting words into G-d's mouth do. Religion interpretation which is in line with the bible takes care of how the Earth was formed and shows that our scientific understanding of how the Earth and universe was formed does not contradict that. Look in the bible does it explain how G-d created life? In order to understand the story of Genesis for what it is you need more then a literal reading of the bible. Only fundamentalists subscribe to the literal reading.

No no no, you cannot claim this. This is YOUR opinion. MANY MANY other people have a different view. THAT is the issue. There are many people who aren't fundamentalist that believe the Earth was created a short time ago and in a very short amount of time.

 

[xdrgnh]

No it's the orthodox approach. Maimonides a famous Jewish theologian said that if science conflicts the Torah then either science is wrong or we are misreading the Torah. Because we can virtually rule out science being wrong this is where religion interpretation comes in. Something that fundamentalism lacks. If people still have a problem with science then either they don't understand science or they just want to put words in G-d's mouth to feel better about themselves. It's not the religion.

 

[Drakkith]

No it's the orthodox approach. Maimonides a famous Jewish theologian said that if science conflicts the Torah then either science is wrong or we are misreading the Torah. Because we can virtually rule out science being wrong this is where religion interpretation comes in. Something that fundamentalism lacks. If people still have a problem with science then either they don't understand science or they just want to put words in G-d's mouth to feel better about themselves. It's not the religion.

Again this is YOUR opinion and not a statement about religion as a whole. The issue is about religion as a whole, not one single interpretation or even a single religion.

 

[Ryan_m_b]

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