• Question: are any of you religious? does this effect what you think of theories like the big bang, and other stuff that contradicts religion?

    Asked by tessa to Chris, Kay, Kerstin, Lorna, Liv on 18 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
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      Kerstin Zechner answered on 18 Mar 2010:

      No, I’m not religious, I consider myself agnostic. So I have no issues with scientific theories like the big bang.

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      Olivia Hibbitt answered on 18 Mar 2010:

      Hey tessa,

      I was brought up catholic, but this doesn’t effect my understanding of things like the big bang or evolution! I go with the theory that has the most evidence!! Evolution has a ridiculous about of research to back it up, there is no doubt in my mind that this is what happened!
      The big bang theory is a bit funny though….when you really think about it……a big bang from a cloud of dust…..god……flying spaghetti monster…..it’s something that we can theorise about but none of us will actually know what happened at the start of the universe!!!

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      Kay Penicud answered on 18 Mar 2010:

      I’m a christian. I think there is not a conflict between science and religion, they are just different ways of making sense of the world we live in.

      For example. I believe the Big Bang happened. I also believe that it was the mechanism God used to create the universe.

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      Chris Needham answered on 19 Mar 2010:

      I’m not religious.

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      Lorna Houlihan answered on 19 Mar 2010:

      Hi Tessa,
      I am Catholic and I know lots of scientists who are too and it’s fine. Even my lecturer in University, who taught us evolution reads out the readings at our local Mass. I reckon there is room enough in the world for us all to coexist!

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