Do You Think Science and Religion are very different?

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Do You Think Science and Religion are very different?

For many years, significant differences in ideologies between religious leaders and scientists have led to several debates. The differences between religion and science begin from their definitions. Whereas religion is termed as subjective truths that associate the existence of all beings to a one Creator, scientists have argued that they their ideologies are based on objective truths. Scientists have stated that science is an intellectual activity that enables humans to discover information regarding the world, and its organization in meaningful patterns. However, the major difference between science and religion is their diverse ideologies regarding the existence of man. Whereas religion proposes the theory of creation, science advocates for the theory of evolution. This difference makes science and religion very dissimilar.

People advocating for creation argue that the book of Genesis in the Christian Bible, and other scripts in diverse religions, provide a substantive description about how everything on earth, including human beings, came into existence. They argue that a Supreme Deity created everything. The biblical book of Genesis goes further to state what was created on each day. However, religious leaders have failed to provide any form of evidence to support creationism. Conversely, scientists advocating for evolution propose two theories that try to explain the developmental stages that were passed through by the modern man. A good example is Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Despite the differences between scientific theories, all of them provided objective evidences to support their claims. Such evidences include the fossils that have been excavated by archeologists. Nevertheless, science and religion both agree that all humans share a common ancestor. However, how the ancestors came into being creates the disparity. Religion believes that two human male and female beings were created by God. Conversely, science purports that humans evolved from apes.