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Religion's connection to the environment is obvious. Without the environment, no religion could ever possibly exist. Case closed. It’s a simple answer because it’s a simple question. This sort of topic will ALWAYS lead to the discussion of science vs. religion, evolution vs. creationism, and I definitely side with science on this one. Show me proof, religion! Maybe it’s just my personality, but the argument seems like a no-brainer to me. Science, I think, is much more behind the environment then religion ever could be because religion is a man-made thing. Some will probably argue that science is also a byproduct of man, but that’s like saying breathing is a product of man. No it’s not! We can’t live without breathing and we couldn’t live without science. Nothing could exist without science because science is the language of everything. It would exist even if there were no thoughtful species on this planet such as us. Man simply put science into words and into use. I’ve never really realized this but I think science is probably the “religion� of everything physical. Religion as we know it is simply spirituality, a belief in something holy or something divine. I think this is why religion as we think of it and environmentalism cannot ever be one in the same, because they differ in the most extreme way in content and priority.
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I disagree with some of the points you've just made. First of all, religion, in my opinion, is not a "manmade thing." There is proof in the Bible that Jesus created His Church by saying, "And on this Rock I shall build MY Church." Jesus was referring to Peter, his disciple, as the Rock. Peter later became the head of God's Church here on Earth. Second of all, I do not think that this world solely exists through science alone. How could this complex and intricate world come to be through just this idea of science? What great mind was behind this wonderful creation? How can one deny that a higher Being created this complex world? I believe that this world would cease to exist without the order of God's creation. I do believe that science is man's attempt to understand God's creation. If anything, science is manmade.
Posted by: Anna Bode | February 15, 2007 5:52 AM
Wow, a man of my own mind. I do believe in science as a way to explain nature. But because back in the B.C.E gods were described as things in nature that couldnt be explained, so i can see how many people would go along with why nature and religion are related.
Posted by: Alex Keiler | February 16, 2007 5:58 AM