Science And Religion: Article Analysis

The conflicts between science and religion have been ending in stalemates for centuries since the presentation of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. After the 12th century the Church’s role in the teaching and preservation of the sciences would severely decline. Science grew so drastically that it became its own field of study. As the centuries advanced into the present time period it became more evident that there are still conflict between science and religion. Some of these conflicts are discussed in the March 22, 2013 journal issue of Congressional Quarterly Researcher (CQR) entitled: ‘Science and Religion: Can their conflicts be resolved?’ The article transverses the effects that the conflict between that of science and religion has

22) opens the third paragraph of his argument stating that, “Scientific organizations have, to their credit, taken firm stands against creationism and against similar religiously motivated attacks on science.” To continue Hess adds, “Equally to their credit, they have not taken stands against religion in general, understanding that it is beyond their responsibility as scientific organizations and recognizing that many of their own members have reconciled science and faith to their own satisfaction.” He believes that the scientific organizations are not taking a stance against the entire idea of religion but just the aspects of creationism’s “motivated attacks on science.” If thought about from the religious group’s standpoint, they are not standing against science only the attacks on creationism by evolution. Another point made in by Hess is from the second part of the last quote, “…understanding that it is beyond their responsibility as scientific organizations and recognizing that many of their own members have reconciled science and faith to their own satisfaction” (297). If Hess is trying to argue the point that scientific organizations should reconcile with religion then doesn’t that statement contradict his whole entire point of the organizations not the individuals reconciling with religion?

First of all there was not any statistical data listed in the entire argument. The placement of a stat like what percentage of scientific organizations believe it is their job to reconcile science and religion together. A second addition to the argument would be some kind of testimony. Even if it is small someone else’s words might be able to help solidify the point trying to be made by the argument. Having a stronger rebuttal rather than just stating it and moving on would help shift the scales in author’s favor. Another suggestion would be to have examples of how or what efforts are the scientific organizations like DoSER doing to aid the religious person on their way to reconciling science and religion in their own way. Lastly have another scientific organization listed in the argument that believes it is their responsibility to do more than just aid individuals to reconcile science and religion but entire