Simpler question

If some holy scripture says something about the world, universe or human nature and science proves it wrong, which should you consider to be true?

Whichever you choose to believe.

Quote: Nareed

If some holy scripture says something about the world, universe or human nature and science proves it wrong, which should you consider to be true?

I considered starting a thread titled, "Mormonism, the true religion." (just for fun)

What I've learned in defending religion, is that it is that you can justify almost anything with a little twist of meaning if you need to. If that doesn't work you can pretend that something is allegorical. If that doesn't work, then it's because as an unbeliever you fail to grasp the proper intent of the words. If all else fails god works in mysterious ways, and god is always right in the end, and anyone who says different is wrong.

With that technique I can win at anything.

Quote: Nareed

If some holy scripture says something about the world, universe or human nature and science proves it wrong, which should you consider to be true?

First of all you have to be careful about asking too much of religion or science. Your question shows some confusion. Science and faith cannot truly contradict each other. In this way science checks religion from being false. Likewise science cannot speak to the philosophical notion of human nature. Religion is what we must use to get at the deeper meaning of who or why we are? Science can only answer what we are?

Really you should be able to choose both science and religion in your poll, because we need them both.

I think it is mainly that we prefer to have an option and to differ between belief and practice.

Very little in science is proven. Some doctors advocate boxing, some doctors are rabid 'cut it off' types some are rabid 'only if you stand in the Nile and fish all day should it be cut, no one seems to be in the middle. Same thing with abortion, most risks for abortion are the same risks of giving birth. Its just that facts and experiments are irrelevant in certain topics.

Quote: FrGamble

Really you should be able to choose both science and religion in your poll, because we need them both.

Sure.

Show me how to make the Earth both flat and spherical, and how to make the Sun orbit the Earth while the Earth orbits the sun, and I'll make a new poll.