• Question: Can scientists be religious or do you have to believe one or the other?

    Asked by kshergold12 to Damien, Rachael, Simon, Suzi, Tim on 17 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by rachelwhitehead21, megsheppard237.
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      Suzi Gage answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      Hi @kshergold12
      I think it’s fine to be religious and a scientist – believing in God doesn’t mean you can’t then be a scientist, in fact some really famous scientists are religious.

      Hope this answers your question – what do you think?

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      Rachael Ward answered on 17 Jun 2011:

      hi kshergold12

      I agree. In the last lab I worked in there were 2 atheists (dont believe in god), a Christian and a Muslim. We were all really hard working as equally as good at what we did so I think you can be a good scientist whether youre religious or not.

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    kshergold12 commented on :

    Thank you @Suzi Gage
    It did answer my question! I was just wondering because if you believe in creation then you can’t believe in the big bang theory, If God created Adam and Eve then evolution doesn’t really apply etc. But I guess you can believe in the bits that feel right to you
    I’ll definetley look into the other scientists
    Thanks again 😀

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    Suzi commented on :

    @kshergold12
    I think you’re right. You can have faith without believing that every word in the Bible is true, and also you can use the scientific method to investigate questions without believing that every discovery in science is correct. In fact being skeptical of science is a good way for a scientist to be, it keeps you striving to find out the truth, and improve research.