Originally Posted by Sunnybayes
"Conclusion? Probably made several times before, but Spirituality and Science are not really in conflict, in fact they compliment and need each other." (Sorry Sunnybayes, having trouble inserting your quote the correct way...)
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Originally Posted by Mark Lapierre  I agree that they compliment each other, but I don't agree that either one is necessary for the other. |
Interesting conversation you have going on here. When examining my own thinking I understand Sunnybayes words and wonder if the reason it feels that science and religion need each other is because in order for me to understand nearly any aspect of my life
I am completely dependent upon both, not necessarily aware of my dependence on both but dependent nonetheless.
Do they need each other in any objective way? I don't know. Does it really matter? The science/spirituality debate is so similar to the debate on logical thinking/emotion. Are logical thinking and emotion both necessary? In most people's view yes they are, but not in everyone's. In my opinion a life completely devoid of either logical thinking or emotion is not much of a life, the same for science and spirituality. The precise language of science will win a debate every single time but these wins in no way diminish the importance of spirituality (or emotion) in an individual person seeking to understand their life and the world around them.