Science and Faith

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Science and Faith

Introduction

Science and faith are two different aspects of life. Science is the study of the universe and its mechanism that makes it run and work properly. Faith is the building block of everything that exists in this world. Therefore, the foundation of science is laid on the faith that it has a creator who has designed it and managing it since long efficiently. The essay will cover the definitions of science and faith and the relationship between science and faith. Thus, there are some similarities between science and faith as well as there are some differences.

Discussions

Definition of Science

A standard definition of science is the study of the physical universe. Basically, is the study of the world around us the mechanism that how it works (www.lloydaboutlife.com). As indisputably legitimate sciences, such as physics and astrophysics, have become more complex, scientific views on life and the universe have grown more complex, especially for the non expert. In the current environment, it can be difficult for nonscientists and scientists alike to determine where legitimate science ends and pseudoscience begins and how controversial claims may be evaluated. (Billings, Linda 2010).

Definition of Faith

Faith is the basic foundation of a religion. It is one of the key perceptions that are used to describe and enlighten religious and spiritual development. The sole belief in god, the teachings and the principles he has given to follow in life. Faith needs to have the clear and sound understanding of the meaning. Thus, there are two different traditions that explain faith in two different aspects or called them as 'traditions'. (Scarlett, W. George. 2005).

The first tradition defines faith in terms of belief or assent to supernatural, often “revealed” truth. The second tradition defines faith more in terms of trust, commitment, and an individual's response to a faith tradition. These two traditions and meanings of faith have important implications for defining and explaining religious and spiritual development. (Scarlett, W. George. 2005).

Sartre was largely concerned with freedom, responsibility, and ethics and he explored these themes through his plays, novels, and his best-known philosophic treatise, Being and Nothingness: A Phenomenological Ontology. Crucial to understanding Sartre's notion of how one is to act authentically (in Sartre's terms, this would be seen as acting in good faith) is understanding the fundamental nature of how we exist in the world. In his ontology, Sartre describes two main groups of things: those that are so-called being-in-itself things that do not possess freedom of choice (e.g., a rock) and being-for-itself things that do possess freedom and choice (i.e., human beings). Creatures of free choice commit bad faith when they act as though they do not possess this innate freedom. (Yue, Anthony R. 2009)

The science and faith both run in accordance with each other. Science and faith, they both practice knowledge that works with different methodologies.

Relationship between Science and Faith

Science even now competes with religion as the authority for knowledge. Geneticist Richard Dawkins protests The God Delusion in his campaign to extend the frontiers of science. On ...