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Religion started because in earlier days, humanity was divided into pockets of isolated civilizations (this is prior to even the Roman or Greek civilizations). They thought they were alone in the world and that frightened them. The leaders of that particular civilization then took advantage of the fear and propagated the thought that God created the world and they were the descendants of God. This is how Religion slowly took birth..

Originally Posted by MJA

Science and Religion Question

Out of humanities infancy or beginnings, born in nature and out of experience, came the thoughts and ideas, faiths and theories of religion and science. It is as it was, the simple process of answering the unanswerable, or knowing the unknown. Much of the solutions we have found have been created only by our imaginations. Although untrue in many cases, science and religion has helped to calm our fears of the unknown darkness. Today we find ourselves in terrible trouble, much of it stemming from our earlier untrue thoughts, from theories and faiths. Man builds castles of theories and faiths on foundations of the same. Should we start over and rebuild on truth? Can we do that? Is science and religion good for mankind or more importantly, good for this planet Earth? Religion has been a great service to humanity. It has the power to unite, calm fears, and even helps feed the hungry; these are but a few examples. On the other hand, religion has been the source of great and monstrous human suffering, division, inhumanity, war, death and destruction. The same can be said unfortunately for science. While science has done wonders to extend human life, it has created the tools to destroy everything, not only mankind but the entire planet. Ironically, science has invented the tools of religious wars, science and religion unified.

Can anyone correctly judge that either science or religion is better than the other? Is either of them truly good or right for humanity? Perhaps if I simplify the question metaphorically it might help. Simply asked: if a mass murderer spends his weekends helping to feed the poor, is he still good or right? And what should we have to do with him?
What should we have to do with science and religion?
That is the question.

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MJA