Beliefs about the relationship between religion and science may be a key factor in people's views on mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, especially in minority racial communities, ...

To get good answers, you have to ask good questions. We founded the Cubit with the goal of moving beyond simplistic formulations of religion and science. We believe that as soon as you ask a question ...

For centuries there has been tension—in churches, the academies, and the public square—between science and religion. Each makes truth claims and addresses essential questions. Science looks at the ...

Many people think that science is just another religion, no better than their own. Their reasoning is apparently something along these lines: “Beliefs about the unseen world are based entirely on ...

“Through the study and analysis of a system’s components, a design theorist is able to determine whether various natural structures are the product of chance, natural law, intelligent design, or some ...

This religion-versus-science line get trotted out whenever people don’t want to discuss their prejudices against “religion.” It’s like a “get out of jail free” card in Monopoly. You pull this card out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this wide-ranging conversation with Reason's Nick Gillespie, recorded live in September 2024 in Milwaukee as part of Dawkins' ...

Is there a middle ground between “Young Earth” creationism and “There can be no gods” atheism? Yes, says Andy Fletcher, founder and president of Life, the Universe and Everything, a scientific ...

The study of the psychology of religion has become a domain of active research following the pioneering work of psychologist and philosopher William James, whose book The Varieties of Religious ...

Do religion and science always have to be in conflict? Religion and science have had some famously messy fights, but do they always have to be in conflict? In this episode of Crash Course Religions, ...

Why do scientists turn to questions traditionally reserved for the humanities? Tom McLeish argues for a deep kinship between the two spheres. "Students don't have time for electives. Rather than ...

Over the past several months The Scientist has provided a forum for a debate purportedly on the compatibility of science and religion, although in fact the discussion has been limited to the dualistic ...