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A 5 page research paper/essay that examines the supposed conflict between science and religion. The writer argues that the conflicts between religion and science have frequently been distorted. Michael Ruse states in his book on the conflict between Darwinism and Christianity that "Time and again what might seem to be firm barriers to the Darwinian and the Christian existing in one and the same person prove, on examination, (turn out) to be precisely the points where advances can be made and understandings can be achieved" (as cited by Kalthoff 167). Examination of the fundamental positions of science and Christianity finds that there is common ground between these two primary realms and that membership in one does not necessarily mean exclusion from the other. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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seem to be firm barriers to the Darwinian and the Christian existing in one and the same person prove, on examination, (turn out) to be precisely the points where advances
can be made and understandings can be achieved" (as cited by Kalthoff 167). Examination of the fundamental positions of science and Christianity finds that there is common ground between these
two primary realms and that membership in one does not necessarily mean exclusion from the other. There is no doubt that Christians and scientists disagree over many things; however,
the idea that these two areas have been in constant conflict distorts the historical record (Livingstone 52). In fact, history shows the Christian Reformation did much to usher in the
modern scientific era. Christian reformers believed that God revealed himself to humanity through two means: scripture and nature (Livingstone 52). Consequently, scientists such as Englands Robert Boyle believed that it
was scientists, more than anyone else, who glorified God through their pursuit of investigation into natural phenomena (Livingstone 52). During the Enlightenment, the confidence expressed in humanitys ability to reason
served to marginalize faith and boost the use of scientific method, that is the tendency to objectify caused science to be triumphant over other forms of knowing, "including religious knowing"
(Livingstone 52). This had some benefits for society in that in helped to remove superstition, prejudice and bias from the processes of inquiry (Livingstone 52). This continues to benefit humanity
as one seldom encounters car mechanics who attribute auto difficulties to someone bewitching your vehicle. However, this societal development also resulted in the suppression of intuition and a dehumanizing tendency,
which religion opposes (Livingstone 52). It surprises many people to learn that modern science derives from a Christian viewpoint. In essence, modern science drives not from specific discoveries, but
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