Religion is able to coexist with science

Question 1

Overview

Answer 1

Census results of 2011 shows over half the population still describe themselves as Christian (59%) and only 25% of the population said they had ‘no religion’. This shows that belief in religion is able to exist alongside science

In past societies, religious ideologies dominated for two main reasons:
Scientific ideologies / knowledge had not developed sufficiently to challenge the power of existing orthodoxy’ (e.g. earth is the centre of the universe)
Religious beliefs explained everything about the world, both natural and social.

As science developed it started to present a challenge to some forms of explanation and, in many respects, it triumphs over religious explanations

Question 2

however

Answer 2

some things remain inexplicable by science thus:

Scientific ideologies become powerful in some areas, while religious ideologies remain powerful in other areas - the two coexist in frequently uneasy competition.

Science is powerful because it has clear rules of procedure, evidence and explanation; scientists can demonstrate that things are “true” through the use of repeated evidence.

Religion is powerful for the opposite reason. Faith allows the religious to provide any form of explanation