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That's an interesting quote.
There is still so much we don't understand about science and changes in thinking in one area could change thinking in another. They say science is never settled, and the mysteries of the pyramids or the false narratives of 'the big bang' go to show how little we really understand.
Same is with religion (Christianity in particular because that is the dominate religion) has texts written by man therefore stories are potentially flawed from the original. Some have even claimed stories about how the real Bible was purposely changed by certain people (people?) in order to add in inconsistencies that would cause people to question their faith. But I don't think it's the stories themselves that are as important as the message.
I'm not a scholar of science or religion but I have my beliefs in both, I don't see contradictions between them, it's really just a matter of interpretation as with anything.
As humans, we like to put everything in a nice little box and claim things like 'this is the right way and there is no other way' and it's this kind of thinking and those kind of people that's problematic. Sometimes it just depends on the circumstance and we should never take things so literally without knowing all angles, which very few people, if any, have the kind of time to understand all the knowledge we possess. Religion is pretty complicated subject matter so it's difficult to say what is and isn't right. That's why I just focus on being a good person because the heart doesn't lie.
Is there a specific contradiction that you can't explain away?
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