The Intersection of Science and Religion | StarTalk

I’m often asked its science and religion

I’m often asked its science and religion compatible are they forever in conflict

compatible are they forever in conflict

compatible are they forever in conflict the answer is simple it’s simple if your

the answer is simple it’s simple if your

the answer is simple it’s simple if your religious views contains testable claims

religious views contains testable claims

religious views contains testable claims about the natural world be ready for

about the natural world be ready for

about the natural world be ready for them to be shown to be false are you

them to be shown to be false are you

them to be shown to be false are you ready for that that that happens often

ready for that that that happens often

ready for that that that happens often okay so if you’re not ready for that

okay so if you’re not ready for that

okay so if you’re not ready for that then you will have a life of conflict

then you will have a life of conflict

then you will have a life of conflict evermore you and your descendants and

evermore you and your descendants and

evermore you and your descendants and their descendants and the like the

their descendants and the like the

their descendants and the like the enlightened religious people view

enlightened religious people view

enlightened religious people view science as a means of decoding nature

science as a means of decoding nature

science as a means of decoding nature nature that they feel in their heart of

nature that they feel in their heart of

nature that they feel in their heart of hearts is created by God perhaps but

hearts is created by God perhaps but

hearts is created by God perhaps but they view science as a means of learning

they view science as a means of learning

they view science as a means of learning about nature rather than the Bible as a

about nature rather than the Bible as a

about nature rather than the Bible as a means of defining nature if you look at

means of defining nature if you look at

means of defining nature if you look at the world that way you will never have a

the world that way you will never have a

the world that way you will never have a conflict with science science is our

conflict with science science is our

conflict with science science is our guiding light for how the universe works

guiding light for how the universe works

guiding light for how the universe works so all this conflict that everyone talks

so all this conflict that everyone talks

so all this conflict that everyone talks about that unfolds if you are

about that unfolds if you are

about that unfolds if you are fundamentalist religion and you are

fundamentalist religion and you are

fundamentalist religion and you are certain that every word in the Bible is

certain that every word in the Bible is

certain that every word in the Bible is the literal truth of an unerring creator

the literal truth of an unerring creator

the literal truth of an unerring creator of the universe yeah you’re going to

of the universe yeah you’re going to

of the universe yeah you’re going to spend your life fighting everything and

spend your life fighting everything and

spend your life fighting everything and fortunately that’s the minority of all

fortunately that’s the minority of all

fortunately that’s the minority of all religious people so it doesn’t hold

religious people so it doesn’t hold

religious people so it doesn’t hold society society’s attempts to advance

society society’s attempts to advance

society society’s attempts to advance civilization invoking the methods and

civilization invoking the methods and

civilization invoking the methods and tools and discoveries of science and

tools and discoveries of science and

tools and discoveries of science and technology it doesn’t hold them back too

technology it doesn’t hold them back too

technology it doesn’t hold them back too badly but understand the consequences if

badly but understand the consequences if

badly but understand the consequences if you want to bring religious philosophy

you want to bring religious philosophy

you want to bring religious philosophy into the science classroom you will

into the science classroom you will

into the science classroom you will stall the technological progress of your

stall the technological progress of your

stall the technological progress of your society thereby rendering rendering the

society thereby rendering rendering the

society thereby rendering rendering the future of your society incapable of

future of your society incapable of

future of your society incapable of competing economically this the 21st

competing economically this the 21st

competing economically this the 21st century where innovations in science and

century where innovations in science and

century where innovations in science and technology are the engines

technology are the engines

technology are the engines you