Language provides many different systems to the world. It is a form of communication for humans and species. There are many forms of language spoken across the world and these are not limited to just one spoken languages. Language provides a social context, in addition to bringing sound and symbol to the community. It helps humans identify with one another in a cultural group setting and allows for constructing meaning through speech as well as writing. Language progresses through time because it does not stay the same, but evolves with the community. Languages in sciences incorporate a literal interpretation and involve facts, while languages in religion incorporate a spiritual and meaningful point of view.
Languages in science focus on interpretation and facts. Sciences use languages for interpretation of data. Scientists tend to take the literal approach because they apply scientific method to languages. Scientists use observation and experiments to ask and answer their scientific question. An example is scientist Lamarck, who believed “change took place as a result of natural events, not through the intervention of God.” Another example is Darwin because he presented the theory of natural selection and descent of modification. Both scientists presented their findings with given data and information, which is important for languages. The scientists’ goal has not been to sway people in reading, but to give facts that would allow them to come to term with their own conclusions based on the facts presented. Facts allow the scientist to observe and relay that information without emotional attachments or biases. The way facts and information differs from religion is it based on empirical data only and limiting factor in science...
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.... Religion develops this belief based on faith. It is up to the person to exercise and trust the faith. Even though there is no proof to validate their point like in the Science, a person can still see the effects. Languages in religion bring more internal experiences to its meaning.
In the end, both language in religion and science present two different views. Science tends to present a more literal standpoint. It allows scientists to present their findings without biased views filled with emotions. Religion uses facts as a way to express beliefs. Religion is based more on an emotional and spiritual aspect. The terminology is more persuasive than language seen in science. Languages in science incorporate data interpretation by using facts to convey its message without bias, while languages in religion incorporate meaning to bring a spiritual view to the audience.
It can also be opinionated. Scientists observe and experiment in order to prove or disprove something. Religionists only have to believe and put faith into God. Sometimes religion and science are exclusive to each other because they have a different perspective on certain topics. For example, scientists claim that it was the Big Bang that created the universe.
There are some theories that science cannot prove. Science explains all of the logical and natural things in life through observation and experimentation. Religion explains all of the spiritual and mystical things in life. Religion is the belief and worshipping of a supernatural force like God. Jane Goodall is an outlier in the science industry. She believes in God and is also a scientist. Most scientists are only agnostic or atheists. Scientists only have one viewpoint. They only think logically and try to prove the existence of things. Religious people believe in a higher power that created everything and control everything. Jane Goodall has the perfect philosophy. When science is the only “window” someone bases their life on, there are drawbacks because there are a lot of things science cannot explain, logically. When religion is the only “window” someone bases their life on, there are drawbacks because there are a lot of things religion cannot explain, spiritually. When a person bases their life on both science and religion, more mysteries are answered. When both science and religion is part of a person’s philosophy, there are no drawbacks because they either support each other’s claims, do not explain each other, or supports one but not the
Science and religion are subjects that can answer some questions but not all. Science is defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “knowledge about or study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observation.” Religion is based on faith, but no one can describe a feeling and beliefs as evidence because it cannot be proven. The key word is facts, and the facts are concluded by experiments and observations. The view of a person can be a factor in how they define science and religion. The view can become narrow for some if siding with one. The two subjects are different and cause controversy, which is a cause for them to be in different classrooms.
religion is a powerful worldview as is science. Many people around the world believe in the existence of both religion and science. Unfortunately, the conflict between the two is partially due to the fact that they are so similar yet so different. Both religion and science expect a person to rely on information that is sometimes unexplainable.
Language is how we express ourselves. There are many different languages in our world. Within those languages there are different dialects. Those dialects are affected by the communities that use them. People add slang or shorten words to make the language their own. This has an immense impact on how authors write. Some authors will attempt to use proper English, but often times will use words common to their community.
I for one, think that religion is an indispensable and integral part of human sociology; furthermore, I believe understanding this relationship would lead to social development. Are science and religion mutually exclusive? If not, how do they overlap? The relationship between science and religion has its magnificence and it’s like no other. The necessity of establishing and understanding this relationship is vital to our survival.
Religion has stricken much debate over its origins. Some finds propose that some sort of religion was present since the beginning of mankind. Evidence of sacrificial ceremonies can relate the relationship between man and animal, and between man and his natural environment. Another theory of the birth of religion came from the “Near East” from the polytheistic views of the Hindu. They believed there were gods and goddesses of fire, wind, rain, and earth which lead to them making ceremonial prayers for rain, sunshine, or health. The pantheistic views, from African and American Indian cultures, briefly meant all is God. And the monotheistic views which is believed to have come from 2000BC. One can only question, what purpose does religion serve in today’s society? And what does society, as a whole, feel it needs to know?
Language refers to the method that humans use to communicate, either through speech or written. It consists of the use of the word in a structured and conventional way. Language has been referred to as ‘our means of classifying and ordering the world; our means of manipulating reality’. In structure and in its use, we bring the world into realisation and if it is inherently inaccurate, then we are misled. Dale Spender, 1980.Language has power that allows us to make sense out of the reality we live in.
It is the opposite of science. Science is unequivocal and undeniable. Science seeks logic, reason, and rationale. Science strives for objective and undeniable truth. The other side of that exact same coin is religion. Religion is not specific, rational or objective. It is something we know exist but we cannot quantify and define it. There is no certainty in religion. Some scholars like Edward B, Tyler define religion as “a belief in supernatural beings.” (141). While other scholars like Talcott Parsons define a religion as, “a set of beliefs, practices and institutions which men have evolved in various societies” (141). According to Edward Tyler, in order for a religion to be considered as a “religion”, there has to be some sort of supernatural power which is beyond this world. While Talcott Parsons’ definition of religion focus more on rituals and practices than supernatural beings. These definitions’ correctness entirely depends on who the viewer is. For some Edward Tyler’s definition is a valid
In contrast to the “medieval world view”, the “scientific universe” is impersonal, governed by natural laws and understandable in physical and mathematical terms. Many people trust the information science offers rather than religion because science seems to be more reliable. Science has replaced religion as the dominant intellectual authority because science offers the chance to understand the universe, whereas religion just assumes things. Many believe, as was said by Richard Dawkins, “the truth means scientific truth”. Along with the logical Positivists, they claimed the only meaningful statements were scientific. It is unfortunate that such...
Language is a medium of communication and a carrier of culture because all that people know about their origin is communicated to them using language. In most cases mother tongues are suitable in expressing ones way of life. The native language is the best in expressing basic societal affairs. Language is the key medium of communication and it should be used in its simplest form because the simpler the language the easier the communication (Diyanni 633-639).
Language is a part of our everyday lives, and we can describe the meaning of language in many ways. As suggested in Gee and Hayes (2011, p.6 ) people can view language as something in our minds or something existing in our world in the form of speech, audio recordings, and writings or we can view language as a way of communicating with a group of people. Language can be used to express our emotions, make sense of our mental and abstract thoughts and assists us in communicating with others around us. Language is of vital importance for children to enable them to succeed in school and everyday life. Everyone uses both oral and written language. Language developed as a common ability amongst human beings with the change
Language is a form of verbal communication via words and its pronunciation that is used and comprehended by various people of the same nation, culture, or geographical background. It has been said to be dated back as far as one thousand years ago before writing. Like culture, language is passed on through the process of enculturation. Meaning that it is something that is learned (Kottak, 101). In the video, “TED TALK:
Stenmark, Mickael. How to Relate Science and Religion. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2004.
By looking at the arguments made above and carefully analyzing them, it is easy to say that science, art and religion as all ways of explaining the universe and the human behavior, but they do not necessarily convey the same message. While science may try to give us information to manipulate and understand the physical world, religion and art provide a more emotional and metaphysical understanding of the universe and human behavior.