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rbatson,

No, bud, you got me right. I'm a Christian, although I cringe at the label "religious." Christianity is not about religion. It's not about going to church, or saying your prayers, or even being a good person (although that all seems to come with the territory). It's about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and, through Him, the Father. But unless you want a sermon, I won't go on any further than that .

However, not only am I a Christian, but I am also a scientifically minded person. Many people think that science and religion conflict with each other. In my experiences, I'd have to say that religion and science often go hand in hand. I enjoy the biological sciences mainly, but I also enjoy reading into quantum physics and new developments in those areas (although, admittedly, I fall way short of understanding all the mathematics involved...that's why I'm in Biology ).

Science is not invalidated by religion any more than religion is invalidated by science. Sure, there are some religious beliefs out there that seem to fly in the face of science, and many non-believing people would say even fly in the face of logic. However, there are just as many wild scientific ideas out there that fly in the face of religion and that fly in the face logic.

Science is based in theory. Everything we know in science, even the most fundamental "laws" of science are theory. We have a faith in those theories. I have a faith that if I climbed to the top of the empire state building and jumped off that I would fall at a rate of acceleration of 9.8 m/s squared and would hit the pavement with a satisfying, if not nauseating, splat, and I would be dead. In science, something is proven (law) only so long as it's not disproven.

Religion, for those who believe, is based in faith as well. I have a faith in God and Jesus. To argue logically, if I am wrong about my faith, then what have I lost? A life filled with hope and direction? What if I am right? What have I lost? Nothing while gaining everything.

Anyway...this is a really SLOW day at work, so sorry if I rambled on.

This is WAY off topic, and probably should be discussed elsewhere, but my fingers got away from me. Sorry.

--nathan