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, …showed first 75 words of 1183 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1183 total…recognize with joy that true religion has been ennobled and made more profound by scientific knowledge." Mark Friesel said on the other hand; "The difference between faith and a conditional reliance on observation of the natural world is profound. It is the unresolvable difference between religion and science." I look at it this way; there can never be a conflict between true science and true religion, because they both describe the same thing - reality.