Are you religious? If so does it influence you on logic and science?

[Xanikk999]

Let me reiterate. A lot of religious people are moderate but some arent.

And the ones that arent will deny certain things are true even in the face of logic in scientific evidence.

But this thread is for more casual denial.

Does religion influence you at all on your opinions on the subjects of science?

For me.. Not at all.

Im 100% evolutionist, big bangist!

 

[Atropos]

I am also a more or less religious person who believes in evolution and the big bang. But your poll is horribly biased. If you deny evolution, then ipso facto you don't view evolution as "obvious." Many religious people will believe in most of what science has to say without believing that it is "the only way." And what on earth does being "not sure about...the earth or other things" mean? Religious people deny the existence of the planet?

And NO ONE is going to state that their views on any subject "blind" them to other things...otherwise they wouldn't have those views, right?

 

[GenMarshall]

I am a Roman Catholic Christian. Even Roman Catholicism has an opinion in regards to science. In recent years, Pope John Paul II accepted Evolution as a scientific fact.

"In his encyclical Humani Generis (1950), my predecessor Pius XII has already affirmed that there is no conflict between evolution and the doctrine of the faith regarding man and his vocation, provided that we do not lose sight of certain fixed points....Today, more than a half-century after the appearance of that encyclical, some new findings lead us toward the recognition of evolution as more than an hypothesis. In fact it is remarkable that this theory has had progressively greater influence on the spirit of researchers, following a series of discoveries in different scholarly disciplines. The convergence in the results of these independent studies -- which was neither planned nor sought -- constitutes in itself a significant argument in favor of the theory."

However in the same address given to Pope John Paul II. He rejected any theory of evolution that provides a materialistic explanation for the human soul.

Thats one example of Roman Catholicism and Science. Roman Catholicism oftenly use science to refute any clames of miricles that have been reported. For example, if a statue of Marry is crying, the Vatican would investigate the reported miricle to ensure there are no other factors such as condensation or traped water in the statue itself.

I am religious, but I do also appreciate science also.

 

[elderotter]

first of all it sounds like by Religious you mean Christian - Christianity is not the only Religion. I am Religious but not Christian and consider the Bible, especially the Old Testament, to be the records of a history of a people and it's God written between 2 and 4 thousand years ago. This means it has a ton of supposition written by people who had little understanding of the world in which they lived.
As a Religious person I believe God created everything, in creating people God used Evolution.

 

[blackheart]

I'm religious (Buddhist) but I believe in science.

This poll is too biased to even vote in.

 

[GenMarshall]

I'm religious (Buddhist) but I believe in science.

This poll is too biased to even vote in.

Ditto, I would pick Religious (Roman Catholic) but still believe in science.

 

[Tycoon101]

This is a very skewed poll, yet I voted that my religeon shall not obscure any scientific facts. As long as it isn't contradictory to my faith then I will believe it. Thus I have a very wide acceptance of scientific matters.

 

[GenMarshall]

This is a very skewed poll, yet I voted that my religeon shall not obscure any scientific facts. As long as it isn't contradictory to my faith then I will believe it. Thus I have a very wide acceptance of scientific matters.

Thats basicly how I feel. So long as science does not contridict Roman Catholicism's teachings, then I would believe in science.

 

[odintheking]

There's no option "I'm religious, but I support science anyway", so I didn't vote. For me, science strengthens my faith. People who deny science because they feel it is wrong, because there's nothing in Bible/Qaran(Sp) about it, just have a weak faith that will they are afraid will crumble if they see logic.

 

[Birdjaguar]

I didn't vote. There was no good choice. I am a firm believer in the ability of science to explain the world with ever increasing accuracy; at the same time I believe that there is more to existence than the physical universe. Science is limited and will never explain more than the universe even though our world is permeated by "aspects" of existence that are beyond being quantified. The universe is transitory and finite; god is eternal and infinite. God alone is.

 

[Zarn]

I'm not sure about evolution, but it has nothing to do with religion. I also may be a creationist, but it is in the lower case 'c' sense.

Science does strengthen my beliefs, though.

 

[ybbor]

And what on earth does being "not sure about...the earth or other things" mean? Religious people deny the existence of the planet?

since when did science become defined as the TOE?

 

[The 777 Hoax]

This is a very skewed poll, yet I voted that my religeon shall not obscure any scientific facts. As long as it isn't contradictory to my faith then I will believe it. Thus I have a very wide acceptance of scientific matters.

Agreed.

 

[Xanikk999]

since when did science become defined as the TOE?

Ok it was a crummy poll. I just wanted to generalize what religious people werent sure of in science in one option.

As for "not sure of the earth" i meant not sure that science can explain everything about earth science or the beginning of the solar system.

 

[Xanikk999]

I'm not sure about evolution, but it has nothing to do with religion. I also may be a creationist, but it is in the lower case 'c' sense.

Science does strengthen my beliefs, though.

Creatonism and modern science really dont go together.

Creatonism has already been disproven, but thats for another thread.

(7th day adventist creatonism anyway!)

 

[Zarn]

Creatonism and modern science really dont go together.

Creatonism has already been disproven, but thats for another thread.

(7th day adventist creatonism anyway!)

That is why I said lower case 'c.' Come on, you can do better than that.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I believe that religion is a study of the soul, and that science is the study of nature. The two complement each other. I readily accept science and the idea of a naturally evolving universe, set in motion (and acted in from time to time) by God. Religion does not hault my logic or cause me to not believe science, it mainly guides my morals and character.

 

[CaptainF]

Not religious, science is cool, but I don't like people who replace religious with scientific dogma. I call this the "God Placebo" syndrome. I also don't think science has all the answers.

 

[Bluemofia]

This is a very skewed poll, yet I voted that my religeon shall not obscure any scientific facts. As long as it isn't contradictory to my faith then I will believe it. Thus I have a very wide acceptance of scientific matters.

Am I the only person who sees a problem with this statement?

"As long as it isn't contradictory to my faith then I will believe it."

Doesn't that mean you would put your faith above science? If science were to prove your faith wrong (hypothetically speaking. Don't debate this! ), then you would ignore it?

 

[aussieboy]

Science explains the physical world, while Religion describes the spiritual world. They are two sides of the coin of knowledge.

I am a devout Catholic, but I also believe in reason to find the facts. The only exception is to do with matters of the divine.