Science And Religion Essay

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Science and Religion

Sandy Seif- 100325400
Bassam Khalil- 100337927

European Literatures II
Professor Matz
3 April 2012
Science and Religion
Years ago a discussion about the start of the world raised a debate about how science should be taught in public schools. Must evolution be taught alone in science classes, or must it be substituted by theories for example “intelligent design,” the idea that the Earth and its existence is so complex that it must have been made by a supernatural “designer” or God? This ongoing debate in American education since 19th century that both theories evolution and intelligent design should be taught in schools but intelligent design shouldn’t be taught in science classes. In this paper, the student will discuss Darwin’s theory of evolution, Intelligent Design, and the reasons Intelligent Design should not be taught in science classrooms.
Science vs. Religion
Science and religion are two different approaches, some religions are based on books of people written thousands of years ago, that remains the same and some religions have no texts (Dawkins). Religion is about believing and having faith, but it can’t be tested, proven, or seen. Believers do not question the bible and believe that God and his actions cannot be logically explained or understood, therefore should be basically accepted with faith (Dawkins). On the other hand, science is based on facts and theories. That can be changed over years if there’s a new discovery (Dawkins). This cannot accept anything that cannot be logically explained, proven or tested through multiple experiments (Ayala). Many Christians believe that Darwin’s theory of evolution contradicts Gods creation (Ayala). In the past years, creationism (the theory tha...

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