Science and Religion

[cheerfulgreek]

I did a search on this, but I didn't see anything.

Is there a connection between science and religion?

I think it's hard to tell, but I guess I would have to say yes and no. I know that many, if not most people, both religious and nonreligious, agree that there is a connection. I say yes, because I do believe that God created everything. I say no, because our thinking is not like his and his is not like ours, and I think this may be why to humans scientific claims contradict the religious claims. I'm not aware of a serious conflict between chemistry and religion, because neither makes claims that are likely to contradict claims from the other field. With a few possible exceptions, like the transformation of water into wine.

It just seems like before modern science, religion had taken upon itself to explain phenomena that could not otherwise be explained. Like, if you were sick, God was punishing you for your sins. If there was a drought, it was because God was punishing the actual community for tolerating a sinner within the community. But modern science has offered explainations for more and more natural phenomena. It conflicts with some of the religious explainations. I mean, seriously, do you think sickness caused by microorganisms and drought caused by a change in an ocean current have anything to do with our sins? I don't think so, but then again science is just a theory.

What are you thoughts on this? I may be wrong, which is why I want to read other thoughts.