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It always baffles me why people are so contentious about the Creationism (and, by extension, religion) versus science debate. Has it occurred to no one else that religion and science aren't duelling philosophies, that they're really not even on the same field of battle? The two seek answers to different questions. Science wants to know how the world works. Religion wants to know why it works.

Science finds proof of God in every wonder brought to us by lenses and theories. It discovers the tools and laws of God in the forces that move the universe. Religions calls upon science to improve itself. Your computer, these forums, the Chrisitan CD you're listening to, all science.

There's a great deal science still does not understand. God is the force that binds the nucleus of an atom together. The word of God sparked the energies that caused the Big Bang.

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Genesis, 1. 1"

In all the arguing, you're all missing the point. You've traded your wonder for banality.

Look upon the face of God and remember. (http://www.esa.int/images/imageL,79.jpg)

I have no problem with any religion that is trying to suggest WHY the world works.
If however a religion is trying to tell me HOW the world works (as Christian religion sometimes does with the creationism theory), I tend to take offense. Especially if they base all their explanations on one single book and refuse to take any other evidence into account.

I'm religious myself, and I have no problem at all with people who regard evolution as gods tool, after all nobody knows what really started the univers, one theory is as good as another. I do have a problem who will try to tell me that I'm blind and stupid for believing in scientific evidence rather than the 7-day account given by the bible.

On the other hand, I would have a problem with a scientist who claims that since there is no way to prove god, he/she/it doesn't exist.

I have neither a problem with religion, nor with science. I have a problem with people who mix them up.

*snip* That was actually reasonable and rational. Well done. I agree.

*snip*

I have neither a problem with religion, nor with science. I have a problem with people who mix them up.

This is my point.

I kinda killed it, huh? ;)

Sorry...

It's OK. We can get an evangelist in here.

Lifeless demon come OUT! ;)

I always liked the compromise position of intelligent design. God created it with evolution as a built in and has been hands off since. Although, we all know that the earth is really a flat disk flying through space on the back of four elephants resting on a giant turtle carried through the universe in a deerskin bag.