Religious and Scientific Interpretations of the Origins of the Universe Valencia Scafe A common understanding of the relationship between religion and science is that they stand in opposition to each other. On the one hand you have religious belief with its foundational premise that God is the reason why the universe and everything in it exists. On the other hand you have the sciences with their foundational premise that the explanation for why things happen …showed first 75 words of 686 total…

…showed last 75 words of 686 total…in the twenty-first century many scientists and theologians are working together to explore the fundamental questions of life such as why are the laws in the universe the way they are. Furthermore, with the introduction of quantum theory the universe is no longer seen as a mechanistic and closed place. There is now once again the real possibility that God might be able to work within the universe rather than being pushed to the sides.