LONDON: Theos think tank and The Faraday Institute have just released a study titled "Science and Religion: Moving Away from the Shallow End", which examines public and elite attitudes towards science and religion in the UK.

"Mapping the landscape of science and religion conflict in the UK, to find out what exactly people disagree about when they disagree about science and religion" is the aim of the three-year project.

The researchers conducted over a hundred in-depth interviews with eminent scientists and academics, and also commissioned a YouGov opinion poll of 5,153 adults in the UK.

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This report argues that the science and religion debate is being viewed primarily through a few narrow lenses, particularly those of evolution, the Big Bang and neuroscience.

Because these are "contradictory" lenses, the resulting picture is one of conflict that the public feels but that is difficult to detect or explain, according to the study.

The authors argue that "this is not to deny that there are still cracks and controversies in the debate. Instead it is to claim that the debate up to this point has often been one with a "shallow end".

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Religion and science can co-exist

According to the study, 57% of respondents believe that religion and science cannot co-exist, while 30% disagree.

More men (60%) than women (55%) believe that science and religion cannot co-exist. Furthermore, 68% of white respondents believe they are disproportionate, compared to 48% of respondents from non-white ethnic groups.

According to the study, when choosing between Christianity or Islam, "perceptions of animosity between 'science and religion' are higher than between 'science and Christianity' or 'science and Islam'". In other words, rather than opposing ideas, it appears to be an appearance.

According to the study, around 50% of British adults believe that science and Christianity are at odds with each other, while 36% believe they are compatible.

"People hold different opinions about science and religion, but they also have different justifications for those views. Some individuals believe that since modern science has validated religious beliefs, science and religion can co-exist. Others believe they are compatible, despite having nothing in common, as Nick Spencer, Senior Fellow at Theos, pointed out.

Additionally, the study shows that 64% of respondents believe that "there are some things that science will never be able to explain," 46% of respondents believe that "there is some element of truth in all religions," and 49% believe that "human beings are our original spiritual beings."

It claims that "the debate has been unfairly dominated by a few issues and, worse, by some of the loudest (and not always the best informed) voices."

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The study's conclusions are summarized as follows: "Indeed, 'science and religion' are much the same, in large part because both 'science' and 'religion' are vast, vast, ill-defined categories, both of which are highly ascribed to science." Are relevant. The question is how do we live our lives together.