Any God of any faith is not universal, it is not it has its own logic that does not apply o everyone i.e. the people who don't believe in that religion. Whilst I can recognise the appeal of religion, science is science, it can be repeated and reviewed and proven time and time again, and it also applies to everyone; facts and science is universal.
Why make a distinction? God AND evolution for me. I see no reason to take Bible literally. Never had a question asked at school "What did author mean by that?"
Bible's all parables to show us how to behave, not a science book. Old testament shouldn even count for Christians, as it is a bronze-age tribe book to keep the tribe strong together. Only parts of it have any moral value nowadays. New testament is far more advanced ethically, and is a great starting point of any moral discussion. Still not a science book, though.
God & Science is a reasonable, logical answer - that I probably should have included in my og statement - and if i were to practice a religion this is probably the way I would practice it.
Evolution. Facts are facts. Though I am an Atheist, I'm not dumb when it comes to religion. People still use the Old Testament in 'battles' to just themselves and twist sentences in both new and old. Facts over fiction, the Bible is a fiction book.
God is a religious concept. Evolution is a scientific fact. Religion and science do not mix. Religion is based on faith; Science is based on reason. These are mutually exclusive epistemologies. You cannot validly confront religion with science and you cannot validly confront science with religion. They are oil and water and there is no emulsifier. Anything else is you believing in contradictory ideas at the same time.
Any God of any faith is not universal, it is not it has its own logic that does not apply o everyone i.e. the people who don't believe in that religion. Whilst I can recognise the appeal of religion, science is science, it can be repeated and reviewed and proven time and time again, and it also applies to everyone; facts and science is universal.
Why make a distinction? God AND evolution for me. I see no reason to take Bible literally. Never had a question asked at school "What did author mean by that?"
Bible's all parables to show us how to behave, not a science book. Old testament shouldn even count for Christians, as it is a bronze-age tribe book to keep the tribe strong together. Only parts of it have any moral value nowadays. New testament is far more advanced ethically, and is a great starting point of any moral discussion. Still not a science book, though.
God & Science is a reasonable, logical answer - that I probably should have included in my og statement - and if i were to practice a religion this is probably the way I would practice it.
Evolution. Facts are facts. Though I am an Atheist, I'm not dumb when it comes to religion. People still use the Old Testament in 'battles' to just themselves and twist sentences in both new and old. Facts over fiction, the Bible is a fiction book.
God is a religious concept. Evolution is a scientific fact. Religion and science do not mix. Religion is based on faith; Science is based on reason. These are mutually exclusive epistemologies. You cannot validly confront religion with science and you cannot validly confront science with religion. They are oil and water and there is no emulsifier. Anything else is you believing in contradictory ideas at the same time.