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Originally Posted by Walter Sobchak
Religion has a VERY strong history of trying to violently suppress science as science is constantly disproving religious claims.
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This doesn't take anything away from my quote; I never said that they always got along great. Russia has a very strong history of marching across Poland, yet today they are coexisting.
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Abandonment of religion would put a stop to people feeling justified/compelled to commit atrocities in the name of religion. Religion has been the explicit and sole cause of literally millions of deaths in the last decade alone.
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Right. And guns kill people.
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Religion cannot coexist with science, just as religion cannot coexist with true tolerance and respect for others. Scientific knowledge is the never ending, constantly evolving quest for answers based upon verifiable evidence. Religion is nothing more than superstition - its only supporting "evidence" is found in holy books. How do we know the books are correct and free from error? Because they say so.
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Your first sentence, aside from being demonstrably false (contingent upon what you mean when you say "true tolerance and respect"), is not supported by the sentences that follow. Science: never-ending quest for knowledge based on verifiable evidence. Religion: Lacks scientific evidentiary standards. Neither of these statements say anything about the ability of science and religion to coexist.
If one gives any actual weight to scientific evidentiary standards, one must grudgingly admit that presently, there is ample evidence of science and religion coexisting...