Buckingham T A
Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Bratisl Lek Listy. 2003;104(12):383-7.
Religion and science have often been in conflict throughout human history. There are many who think that they can never be reconciled. In this essay, it will be argued that religion and science are in harmony, and, in fact, they are both necessary for the advancement of human civilization. In essence, religion and sciences represent to pathways in the search for truth. In general, religion deals with spiritual matters and science with physical matters. In some cases they overlap. The very word, "science" has had different meanings throughout the centuries. The sciences studied in the ancient world, such as alchemy, would have no meeting today. It is likely that some sciences, which are considered very important today, will in future centuries become irrelevant. (Ref. 15.).
在人类历史长河中，宗教与科学常常处于冲突状态。许多人认为它们永远无法调和。在本文中，将论证宗教与科学是和谐共处的，事实上，它们对于人类文明的进步都是必不可少的。本质上，宗教和科学代表了探寻真理的两条途径。一般来说，宗教处理精神层面的事务，而科学处理物质层面的事务。在某些情况下，它们会有重叠。“科学”这个词在几个世纪以来有着不同的含义。古代所研究的科学，比如炼金术，在今天已毫无交集。很有可能一些在当今被认为非常重要的科学，在未来几个世纪会变得无关紧要。（参考文献15）
