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    One of the largest impacting controversies today is Science vs Religion. A controversy that is outdated back to the 14th century, an era when society started questioning, their religions and started to grasp reality. The two major themes in Life of Pi by, Yann Martle are Science and Religion. In Life of Pi, the author uses Pi (Piscine Molitor Patel) the Protagonist to express that society needs both science and religion equally. Throughout Pi’s life before being trapped at sea, Pi displays education

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    Religious vs. science is a huge conflict in our society. Each of them have their own ideas about themselves and the world around it. The film “ planet of the apes” has talked about the allegory of religious v.s. science. Which idea is the real truth? If both religious and science have their own truth to believe, then which truth is correct? An allegory is a story with two levels of meaning: surface meaning and symbolic meaning. It can be also a poem or Picture that contains these two

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    Inherit the Wind: Religion vs. Science   Stanley Kramer's film, Inherit the Wind, examines a trial based on the 1925 Scopes trial in Dayton, Tennessee. Often referred to as "The Trial of the Century" (Scopes Trial Web Page), the Scopes trial illuminated the controversy between the Christian theory of creation and the more scientific theory of evolution. John Scopes, a high school biology teacher, was arrested for illegally teaching evolutionism to his class. "The meaning of the trial

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    Science vs. Religion: Harmony within Discord Sebian Martinez-Escobar UC Merced  For as long as mankind has had the curiosity to gaze at the stars, we have been constantly questioning our origin and place in the universe. From simple, yet elegant solutions (like our world being on the back of a large tortoise) to the more complex pantheons of gods and heavens, humanity’s dedication to classifying and comprehending our universe has enabled us to weave rich and complex mythologies and beliefs. However

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    Science versus Religion: How the universe came to be Humanity has always struggled with the controversy of how the universe was created, since it is a question without a definite answer. People tend to look to science and religion to solve this problem. Christianity is the most followed religion, and evolution is the most popular scientific belief. Christians claim there is a greater being (God), who created the universe. Evolutionists, on the other hand, claim the earth and humanity came to be

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    you believe in God.” - New York Times Faith and science, two vastly different perspectives on the world, coexist throughout the book in a delicate balance. This novel of literary merit is filled with wonder. It has an aspect of purity that shows off a fresh look at our human traits, about religious topics, zoos and the wild, and the possibility of freedom. One thing that stood out about this novel is the way it perfectly blends religion and science, and then puts the two to the ultimate test in a

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    human history is between the topics of science and religion. This discussion spans most of human history with far-reaching effects. It has even stretched into our modern times, leaching into schools and politics. But before one can decide which side to take, and what views to align with, they require knowledge. Society must understand the similarities and differences between science and religion. Science differs immensely from religion in a variety of ways. Science is defined as “systematic knowledge

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    consider science and religion to be at loggerheads. Other people consider religions and science to be completely unrelated and different facets. The idea that many people have is that science seems to be more popular than the legions since it is based on facts while religion is based on perceptions. However, what many people fail to realize is that science is not the only source of facts, and religion has been effective in reaching out beyond the realms of morals and values. Indeed, science and religions

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    The opposite of science is commonly regarded to as religion. Scientific discoveries have been challenging the established religions throughout history and have played a severe role in science's influence in multiple generations. For example, during Copernicus's time, society was amidst an era of reformation and rebellion where catholic authority was being questioned, especially with important figures such as Martin Luther and astronomers such as Copernicus having such a power voice to society. the

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    Although science explains much about life and the universe, some people choose to believe religion. One major reason for the contrast in views is the difference of interpretations of the Bible. Extreme Christians take the story of Genesis purely literally and believe God created the world in six days, leaving no room for the arguments of science. Others still believe in the story of Genesis but that instead of six days, six periods

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