SImple question. Why do Atheists think that all Religious People are non-scientists? And that the two disciplines are contrary to one another ?

@WhateverWorks Are you saying that flying horses don't exist?

They momentarily exist when you drink the right tea lol @PiecingBabyFaceTogether

@PiecingBabyFaceTogether What has flying horses to do with faith, Science or Atheism ?

@Messi In Islam the prophet flew on a horse from Mecca to Jerusalem in a night where nobody saw him and he prayed there with all the previous prophets. And because of that the Jews and the Muslims are still fighting about who really owns it till today.

@PiecingBabyFaceTogether Maybe it was metaphorical story ?

@Messi Tell them that not me lol I'm an ex Muslim I know it's not metaphorical though it wouldn't hurt if it is. You're not supposed to question it like Jesus walking on water thing.

@PiecingBabyFaceTogether But can't someone be religious and a scientist?

@Messi You obviously can but you'll have to keep your faith and your work separate.

@PiecingBabyFaceTogether It's okay if you belive that. But in some cases God and a creator can be tollerated for personal work even in science. For instance I personally believe that creation, Big bang, and evolution are part of this Universe and I am not afraid to express it if asked as part of my scientific work.

@Messi I don't mind that it's a free world. We can all do our thing and live together in peace.

@PiecingBabyFaceTogether You have a good attitude

@Messi Thanks.

@Messi The trouble is when people start letting their religion influence the interpretation of their findings as a scientist. granted, this is an issue with anybody’s beliefs influencing their work. (Problematic when that bias work influences other peoples’ attitudes and behaviors/laws/policies). For a really long time ‘religious scientists’ pushed that women were inept, people of color were an inferior species, non-heteronormative people were a ‘ scientifically supported abomination‘. Religious scientists have antagonized the murder of people throughout history who had come across findings that weren’t congruent with their scriptures.. Religious scientists have interfered with environmental awareness/activism because of that whole ‘man was given the garden’ thing.

So… on a day-to-day basis we all do our best to get along, but religious scientists in reality have been pretty problematic.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m aware that there are other problematic scientists, not just religious scientists, but I’m keeping my thoughts on topic.

@WhateverWorks Thank you for that response