religion and science

There are definitely conflicts between religion and science. I think that one of the biggest conflicts right now is the dispute between evolution and intelligent design. Many people believe that humans first began existing with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. However, now more recent evidence are starting to convince people that we evolved from apes and came out of Africa. There has been such a big change in views on this issue that now evolution is being taught in schools. I don’t think that we can follow the Bible literally at all times. There are some things that I believe that are just meant to be metaphors. In Galileo’s time people believed that God made the sun to revolve around the earth, but we know now that that is not true. There are also many treatments that are offered to patients that are against their religious views, such as blood transfusions. Religion operates more on faith while science operates more on physical evidence, and I think that is why more people are turning away from religion. People want to be sure of things, so they look for the facts in many situations, and science looks to provide these facts. When these facts don’t go along with what religion says, more people begin to give up their faith. There are definitely many conflicting issues with science and religion.