• Question: Do you think that religion hinders science?

    Asked by Luna-chan to Natalie on 7 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Natalie Doig

      Natalie Doig answered on 7 Mar 2017:

      It depends, I think that in general no, religion does not hinder science. I think there are many people who are religious and have no issue with reconciling their religion and science. However, I think that if fundamental religion gets in the way of science then it can definitely be an issue. For example teaching religion in schools instead of science is to me totally unacceptable. There are many different opinions on this matter and it is very interesting to read and think about. What do you think?

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    Nicholas commented on :

    I don’t think it does as long as religion isn’t used to suppress ideas or creativity. I think anyone can be religious and be a scientist. But I don’t think religion should be used to hold ideas back, like it used to.

    I think that in school all religions should be taught as academic subjects to be studies, not taught as a way to tell pupils how to think, or to make them members of that religion. I think that evolution should be taught as fact, and that creationism should be explored as a religious idea and explained in it’s context within Christianity, not as an alternative to religion.

    Does that make sense?