Thursday, November 13, 2008

I personally believe there are more than one difference between science and religion. The first difference that comes to my mind is abortion. Abortion, according to the Christian religion is strictly prohibited to any of its followers. However, it is quite a popular commodity in modern day science. Another difference that comes to my mind is stem cell research. To people who follow the Christian religion, they believe it is murder as they believe abortion is murder. To scientists and supporters, it is a health survival technique that keeps quality human beings alive and able to keep whatever of their independence is left. Also, in Florida a few years back, there was a woman a few years back by the name of Terry Shivo. Terry Shivo was brain dead, living off a life supporter and had been given no chance of any sort of comeback. All amongst the nation, groups wanted to take her off the life support or opposing groups wanted to keep her on the life support, pleading that it would be murder to take her off of it. This was a difference between science and religion. The science group basically said there was no hope for her and she needed to be taken off the life support while the religious groups said she needs to stay on, citing that it is murder to take her off.
There are more conflicts but these are the two conflicts that are the most popular and are the most modern and contemporary. People fight over these subjects and it has even reached the highest levels of government, being the Supreme Court. Even as time goes on, the fight between religion and science continues.

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