Originally Posted by: Tonja_ReneeI would be careful with how much credibility you place on science.. I have worked with scientists for years, not in the field of evolution or other theories, but much smaller experiments for the corporate world. I have seen scientists create experiments or trials that will prove what their agendas want them to prove. They aren't being paid to find the truth, they are paid to provide evidence to support an agenda. And if a scientist comes across evidence that disproves or goes against their agenda, they disregard it and move on to the next experiment. I have seen this done many times. And I'm not naiive enough to beleive that this doesn't happen in every field of science. It just wouldn't be in the best interest for scientists to disprove their own theories. For every hypothesis or experiment that proves or provides evidence to support a theory, you will find hypotheses, evidence and experiments that disprove it...

Agreed... although I'm not sure what the agenda would be in this instance. Maybe to topple the Abrahamic faiths for a laugh? My point is that regradless of the outcome, some attempt is made to explain / prove / whatever by science, where religion to me just says 'God exists, OK....' - No, it's not OK... explain why you believe it (Not as in any individual - you know what I mean).

Science has moved over time - once we thought the world was flat and that the sun orbitted around the earth. Now we know that isn't the case, and have taken on our current understanding of things as the way it is, as well as acknowledging that the previous thinking was a bit off ;) . Has religion moved with the times? I'm not saying there cannot be a creator, but whether the established religions have any connection to this creator is, to me at least, highly questionable. All it has is faith...

I cannot see a comparison. I'm agnostic rather than an atheist - I'll believe it when I see it. 'Pigs might fly' they say, and until I see one doing so, I won't believe they can.