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Table 2 Summary of the views on the relationship between science and religion according to Yasri et al. (2013)

From: Evolution education in light of religious science teachers’ and scientists’ conceptions of evolution and religion

 

Views

Description

Incompatible

 

Compartment

Conflict exists in the explanations provided by science and religion, but neither explanation should take priority

 Conflict

Science trumps religion (STR)

When there are different answers to the same question, only science provides true answers

Religion trumps science (RTS)

When there are different answers to the same question, only religion provides true answers

Compatible

 Contrast

Different questions

There is no conflict between science and religion because their role is to answer different questions

Different methods

There is no conflict between science and religion because they construct knowledge in different ways

 Consonance

Coalescence

It must be possible to combine science and religion because they provide the same answers to the same questions

Complementary

Both science and religion are useful for understanding all aspects of life