Science & Religion

Describe one example of how religion and science have similar views of creation.

• Both science and religion accept that there is order and design in the universe.
• The world is just too beautiful as well as complicated to have happened by accident.
• For example, the human eye is a wonder of creation.
• A scientist can examine it and explain its internal workings in great detail.
• The interdependency of all its parts are a matter of awe and amazement.
• A person of religious faith will have the benefit of all this information.
• They can reflect on the perfection of the human eye and see the hand of God in its creation.

Explain one reason why there has been tension between the religious and scientific views of creation.

• Science explains how the world was created.
• Religion explains why the world was created.
• Both are two distinct perspectives of the view of life.
• Scientific views of creation are based human knowledge of the world.
• Religious views of creation are based on spiritual knowledge and deep faith in God.
• Scientists do not believe that spirit and faith is enough to be correct.
• Scientists observe evidence and religious perspectives of creation provide not enough evidence to support their views according to scientists.

Outline two points that science teaches about the creation of the world.

• Science teaches that the universe was created as a result of the Big Bang.
• Scientists believe that the Big Bang was the beginning of our universe.
• This is believed to have happened millions of years ago.
• After the Big Bang, the universe began to expand rapidly.
• The universe still expands rapidly to this day.
• Science teaches that humans were evolved from monkeys.
• Darwin called this process "natural selection".
• Darwin's new theory stated that life developed slowly, over millions of years.
• Human life developed from much simpler forms over the course of millions of years.
• Some life forms adapted to the environment and changed to suit its surroundings.