Why do religion use sciences?

[YinyangDK]

How come that there is no weapon schematics in any of the religious texts?

I think that it is a bit funny that all religious wars have been fought with weapons of sciences.

Is this because the religious people do not belive in the power of prayer or because the got tired of waiting?

All religions that are against sciences, why do you keep using it in allmost all aspects of life?
It goes against all that you are told to do!
You are NOT free thinkers, GOD makes all your dissions... right?

[lightgigantic]

The contention is usually more philosophical
Empiricism is certainly valuable for getting things done in this world.

Problems only ensue when it is advocated as the final authority in the testimony of knowledge (since the senses are by nature, completely fallible) ... hence contentions between religion and science

[S.A.M.]

Science makes better weapons?

[lightgigantic]

science doesn't?

[synthesizer-patel]

Science makes better weapons?

generally yes - and God tells us to use them

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/10_october/06/bush.shtml

[S.A.M.]

Does God tell the scientists to make them too?

[Arkantos]

There have been religious scientists who have designed weapons. The biggest problems Christianity has with science is basically with cosmology and evolution, more so with evolution.

[synthesizer-patel]

Does God tell the scientists to make them too?

Dunno - got a link?

[S.A.M.]

Exactly.

[YinyangDK]

ok then.... there are religious scientists but most scientists are not... right?
else we would not have that many conflicts between sciences and religion.

Are weapons of mass destruction religious?