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> Catholic doctrine for example is quite clear a belief in evolution does not contradict church doctrine. Of course they are, they have to adapt. Who would go

by 10098 12y ago

> Catholic doctrine for example is quite clear a belief in evolution does not contradict church doctrine. Of course they are, they have to adapt. Who would go to church if they still insisted that the sun revolves around the earth? Just goes to show that God begins where true knowledge ends.

jdefr89 12y ago
You are aware the Big Bang and many other scientific principles/theories were brought about by Catholic priests right? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lema%C3%AEtre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lema%C3%AEtre Science and religion are not intrinsically at odds with each other please stop spreading that extreme non-sense
- 10098 12y ago
  Tell it to this guy: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/11419428/Watch-Saudi-cleric-tells-students-Earth-does-not-rotate.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiar... Or tell it to this girl's father: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tema.ru%2Ftravel%2Fturkmenistan-6%2F https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=h... (scroll down). This is modern times, by the way. In 2015, there are people who treat women as subhuman beings due to religious reasons. Please tell me more how religion doesn't go hand-in-hand with ignorance. US isn't the only country in the world, and Christianity isn't the only religion. Christianity has been (and continues to be) watered down to be able to exist in modern western society, that is why you are able to say that it's not at odds with science. Back in the day, if you dared questioning the geocentric model, you'd be burned at the stake.
- Retra 12y ago
  They absolutely are, and pretending otherwise doesn't make it so. Scientific descriptions of reality are required to adhere to strong principles of information conservation. Religious beliefs are, both by definition and in practice, required to reject such principles. If that isn't 'incompatibility,' then the word is meaningless.

by 10098 12y ago

jdefr89 12y ago

You are aware the Big Bang and many other scientific principles/theories were brought about by Catholic priests right? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lema%C3%AEtre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lema%C3%AEtre Science and religion are not intrinsically at odds with each other please stop spreading that extreme non-sense

10098 12y ago
Tell it to this guy: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/11419428/Watch-Saudi-cleric-tells-students-Earth-does-not-rotate.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiar... Or tell it to this girl's father: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tema.ru%2Ftravel%2Fturkmenistan-6%2F https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=h... (scroll down). This is modern times, by the way. In 2015, there are people who treat women as subhuman beings due to religious reasons. Please tell me more how religion doesn't go hand-in-hand with ignorance. US isn't the only country in the world, and Christianity isn't the only religion. Christianity has been (and continues to be) watered down to be able to exist in modern western society, that is why you are able to say that it's not at odds with science. Back in the day, if you dared questioning the geocentric model, you'd be burned at the stake.
Retra 12y ago
They absolutely are, and pretending otherwise doesn't make it so. Scientific descriptions of reality are required to adhere to strong principles of information conservation. Religious beliefs are, both by definition and in practice, required to reject such principles. If that isn't 'incompatibility,' then the word is meaningless.