Science & Religion?

[cx1341]

I grew up in strong Catholic family and am studying science for my undergraduate degree. I was wondering if anyone was also having a hard time staying in the middle of both, without directly picking one.

[Realitycheck]

Read up on the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences. Catholics are one of the ones somewhat keeping up with the times, regarding issues such as (a)biogenesis, etc.

[ajb]

I was wondering if anyone was also having a hard time staying in the middle of both, without directly picking one.

 

What are you struggling with?

 

The bible only really says anything about the creation of the Universe and life. If you stay away from those areas can you really have any issues?

 

Don't become a cosmologist or a biologist!

[Ringer]

And if you don't accept a literal translation of the bible, no Catholics I know do, then you won't have any problem with any field you study.

[kla2]

Both my wife and I also came from strong catholic families but came to a similar questioning point in our lives. We don't discount the potential for such a reality as God, just consider it a question history has yet to successfully resolve. And we came deliberatly to the conclusion that whatever 'the church' claims to be, catholic or otherwise, any theologically based tradition, has by definition, can have nothing to do with with either God, Christ or truth. Theology only exists because nothing has been revealed. And we've lived happily ever after ever since!

[cx1341]

Thanks for all the related posts!

I thought all your posts were very interesting.

[imatfaal]

cx1341

 

Just in case you are still around - take a read of this

 

http://www.stephenjaygould.org/library/gould_noma.html

 

It was posted by DocRock in another thread and deals very sympathetically with your question. I cannot believe that as a scientist and a catholic you wouldn't find a fair bit of solace in it and a clear indication that there is no conflict between being both.