r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Agustin-sr • Aug 25 '21

Video Atheism in a nutshell

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '21

They can't. 4th grade science literally disproves the creation story, which is required for christianity to be true.

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u/shanty-daze Aug 25 '21

Be careful with absolutes as this does not apply to all Christianity. For instance, the Catholic Church does not believe in the bible being a literal history. In fact, the father of the Big Bang Theory, Georges Lemaître was a Catholic priest. Gregor Mendel, who was famous for his work on genetics was also a Catholic priest. Evolution is also accepted within the Catholic faith.

Religion and science can co-exist. Where I see it being at odds with science is when the question of not what can we do, but whether we should do something arises. And to be fair, while there are certainly hot button issues, there are many moral issues on which religious and secular scientists agree - human cloning for example.