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Re: Why is religion, spirituality, and philosophy combined with science on these forums? -
December 27th 2010, 01:57 AM
I can see where you're coming from. It's true that a lot of the threads on this forum lead to a debate. But I also see many genuinely helpful replies posted in response to people's questions regarding religion and/or science. It is definitely true that there are going to be people who post with the intent of stirring up a debate, but that happens on other forums as well, not just here. All debating aside, I think there is a lot of good, well thought-out advice given. (I've even seen atheists give acceptable advice to those questioning their religion.) OPs can ignore the hardcore debaters if they so desire and only pay heed to the responses that answer their questions sufficiently.
I would also like to point out that it is not only the views of theists and non-theists that conflict. I've seen theists post generally unhelpful comments on the threads of other theists. For some, there is still tension between religions. For instance, a Christian might take offense to the beliefs of a Wiccan and vice versa. I feel like even if the subjects were separated, there would still be debating. Some people are very fixed in their beliefs and anything that deviates from those beliefs stirs up a debate with them.
In answer to your initial question, religion and science are both attempts to explain how the world works. They both revolve around how people perceive the world. So I think that's why they're lumped together into one topic.
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