29 Dec '12 01:03>
Originally posted by googlefudgeIt's because people love to live in the land of black and white, where things are clearly defined and they are told just what to believe and what not to believe.
They are confused.
And also wrong.
People can and do believe mutually contradictory things.
The fact that religion and science are utterly incompatible and diametrically opposed
doesn't stop people mentally compartmentalising their minds and believing both.
What's more indicative is that scientists are vastly less likely to believe in gods ...[text shortened]... on claims to
tackle closest, are the ones least likely to believe in the claims of religion.
Creationists claim evolution is wrong and the universe was created as told in the Bible.
Atheists (who by and large tout science as one reason why they cannot have a belief in God) claim science is fact, and "ergo" (funny, because one does not necessarily follow the other) God must not exist.
People don't usually believe "mutually contradictory" things. Especially when they're not "mutually contradictory".
Funny how only atheists and fundamentalists believe that "religion and science are utterly incompatible and diametrically opposed". The Scientist saying that sounds as stupid as the Creationist saying it.
I believe God did indeed create the universe, but that He used the laws of physics to achieve His ends, which is why it took billions of years. I just don't see why believing one negates the other. I guess if your mind is closed, then you're going to only believe what you were taught, regardless of which side of the river you're on.
The reason there are so few scientists who believe in God is because by any reckoning, there are always going to be less people with open minds than with closed minds.