Journal #10: Science vs. Religion

Science versus religion has been a big debate through all ages. Galileo was put on house arrest for some of his scientific discoveries, because they went against what the church originally said. In the mid 1900's, science and religion and education were being tied together, and then were finally separated. Openly teaching and practicing religion in the public schools was not allowed. Science was becoming a religion, and religion was attempting to be proven by science. So what is the difference between science and religion???

I am a Christian. I believe that God created the earth and people in seven days, (well really six, because He rested on the seventh day.)I believe that evolution is incorrect, and that we are not descendants of apes or bacteria or whatever. I do not believe in the Big Bang Theory, that a random piece of dust somehow floating in space went kablooooooooey and bang, there's the universe. There is no scientific evidence that the creation of the universe was by the Big Bang Theory. No one was there to see, and there is no evidence on it. It is exactly what it says, a theory. The same applies to evolution. There is no evidence that evolution is how we came to be. And as much as I would wish there was evidence, there is no evidence of the creation by God in seven days. We were not there to witness it, and there is no evidence. Now there is evidence that the Bible is true, and because of this, we assume that God created the earth in seven days. However, there is NO EVIDENCE on ANY IDEA OR THEORY about the creation of the universe.

So why does this matter? Well, I believe that God created the earth. That is my faith, my belief, my religion. My religion is based on faith, faith in God, who I believe created the universe, died for our sins, and created a way for us to go to heaven. Yet faith is not equal to science. Science to me is the absolute knowing of things through experimentation, through observation. Science is fact, and the yearning and process to obtaining those facts. However, science is also based on faith just like religion. That is the connection. Scientists are always searching for truth to the creation of the universe. A scientist may sincerely think one way or the other. He has faith in his theory that he is right. Just like a person has faith in their religion. There is evidence of truth of the Bible and my Christian religion. There is evidence in science. But there is not evidence of the creation of the universe. There is only faith.