Science and Religion have been in conflict, or rather contradiction, for centuries now, over various topics. Take for example evolution. The average man in the street doesn't know much about evolution; he's probably not a creationist, and he may know that species change over time. The phrase "survival of the fittest" will surely ring a bell. He probably isn't acquainted with the ways of mutation, or the premises behind the theory of evolution. When questioned, he will say, "I believe in God; God created us and the world", and he will also say, "I believe in evolution" or "I know Adam and Eve and the Genesis story are symbolic". The fact is that evolution (as we understand it now, based on evidence) is a combination of random change and mindless selection. It has no purpose, and this is incompatible with the religious view of God directing the Creation to produce Man, and then commanding it to stop because it has reached perfection.…
