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Originally Posted by terrazoids
Yeah.. but we're talking about God who created everything. So how does science disprove that?
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You are right-- as long as you are satisfied to worship the God of the Gaps.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_the_gaps
and
http://www.theopedia.com/God_of_the_Gaps
But as for any god with actual, non-nebulous details about them? Those have been on the defensive ever since the Enlightenment (and earlier.) Before Galileo, Earth was thought to be the literal center of the universe-- until it had to be handwaved away as metaphorical. Before (the general period surrounding) Darwin, the age of the Earth was thought to be a literal few thousand years-- but now it has to be handwaved away as metaphorical (except for the true nitwits who still believe in a Young Earth.) Science is constantly chipping away at things the religious once thought to be literal facts but are constantly being faced with the choice between handwaving away to metaphor or clinging to in the face of all evidence.
Yes, science and religion are in conflict. And science is winning (on the side of understanding if not on the side of popularity.)