Research - Averroes or Francis Bacon

Religion and Science

Religion , in essence , is a quest for God , it is a quest for the ultimate truth of the universe . Philosophy too is a quest for truth , and so is science . In fact , till the 17th century science used to be a part of philosophy . And religion too is generally closely associated with philosophy , especially in the East . The Eastern religions of Hinduism and Buddhism have deep philosophies underpinning them . While the Western religions , Judaism and Christianity , too may have philosophical or mystical components , these philosophies exist at the margins

rather than at the core of the religion (Capra 19 . The philosophies of the Western religions are more like apologetics defending the dogma of their religion rather than independent investigations of truth in their own right . Philosophy can be seen as the nexus between religion and science Those religions that have a strong philosophical component tend to be compatible with science . And those religions that are based on dogma whose philosophies appear to be rather an afterthought , tend to be opposed to science . In this essay we will examine one dogma-based religion of the West , Christianity , and one philosophy-based religion of the East , Hinduism , and shall argue that Christianity is not compatible with science while Hinduism is eminently so . Since the West discovered science and the West made enormous technological progress during the past several centuries , and that East did not , it is perhaps napvely believed by many people that the Western religions are more compatible with science...