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Subject: Re: Religion and Science are different?
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Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 00:51:08 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  5 00:51:08 1985
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> > This would serve a hidden purpose, also.  (After all, we evil pagan
> > types are always after your children. [insert obligatory :-) here])
> > It would show thinking students that their religion is one among many--and 
> > is not that unique.  Nor uniquely useful or beautiful.  To that end, one 
> > assignment in the class would be to make a pantheon of gods and a set of 
> > myths about them which contain some important mythic elements learned 
> > in the course.
> > 
> > I would never allow religion into science classes--where it does not
> > belong.  Myth is myth and science is science.  Only Christians seem
> > to have that silly problem of trying to combine them.
> >                                      Sue Brezden
> 
> There is no point in trying to Combine science with christianity. The
> notion is as silly as trying to combine buddhism with christianity.
> All three of these are mythical systems explaining the world we live in.

	I'm wondering how much you know about Buddhism.  When you come to
	"know" both Buddhism and Christianity you find remarkable 
	common thyme (given that you dont read the Bible literaly).
	On one level the are very combinalbe.

> The
> basic premise of Science is that of an Absolute Reality. This reality
> is completelly separate from individual experiences and the object is
> to explain all experiences in terms of one common statement about the
> world.

	Partly.  Science would never claim an Absolute Reality.
	Absolute Reality could never be tested (I would like to 
	see the first plan) thus it would never be aserted. Its
	just an easy thing to believe; we know nothing else!


> PS I'm a raving sciencian and an amatuer theologist by nature.

	PS by nature I am.

						Danny.