EKPOMA REVIEW

The relation between faith and reason is also very linked and akin to that between science and religious faith (theology). The basic conflict between; scientific; and; the; religious; world-views; is; primarily, fundamentally; and; consequently; that; between; their; respective organizing principles - reason and faith This is especially so in the most part of the second half of the twentieth century when there was not; only; the; continuing; increase; in; the; findings; of; and; prestige; of natural science, but also the rise of scientific speculation which claims, in effect, that in certain areas scientific findings can and have supplanted traditional metaphysical reasoning Hence, in the debate between faith and reason, the role of reason is taken by science and faith These debates; between; faith; and ;scientific; reason,; often; of; an; extremely speculative turn, can be said to have brought the debate between faith and reason full circle Many in the scientific community concede and conclude; that; while science; belongs; to the domain of reason, ;faith attacks reason and is thus essentially at odds with it For these, no working relationship between science and faith can thus be established (whether in the hearts of individuals, or between institutions such as the Church and the scientific community) According to them, science and faith are thus fundamentally opposed to each other Some reject the findings of science for religious reasons, while others reject the tenets of faith for scientific reasons Such scientists often reject faith because they frequently are confronted with religious claims which plainly contradict the observable data concerning the natural world.

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