Why MUST there be such a wide debate between religion and science?
I don’t know why people think religion and science are necessarily opposed. I think ideally it would be a conversation rather than a debate. I certainly don’t think it should descend to a fight, with name calling on both sides, no attempt made to understand the other’s point of view etc. In fact, I’m a believer who believes in God as Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer of the world; I believe also in evolution and physics and the sciences that explain the ‘how’ of God’s creation. I’m not ignorant, uneducated, fearful or superstitious, and I believe I have a lot to learn from science. And I know many believers who feel the same way, including scientists. And I know many atheists who respect believers enough to try to understand -if not accept – our viewpoint.
