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| =={{Criticism label}}==
| | < <small>[[Main Page|<i>'''Back to FAIR Answers Index'''</i>]]</small> |
| *Critics claim that Mormons believe that if there is a conflict between science and religion, that the science is incorrect.
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| *Critics claim that Mormonism reserves the right to identify scientific truth.
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| {{Epigraph|Is there any conflict between science and religion? There is no conflict in the mind of God, but often there is conflict in the minds of men.{{ref|eyring.2}}<br>
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| —Henry Eyring, developer of the Absolute Rate Theory of chemical reactions: One of the most important developments of 20th-century chemistry.}}
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| {{Epigraph|In these respects we differ from the Christian world, for our religion will not clash with or contradict the facts of science in any particular...whether the Lord found the earth empty and void, whether he made it out of nothing or out of the rude elements; or whether he made it in six days or in as many millions of years, is and will remain a matter of speculation in the minds of men unless he give revelation on the subject. If we understood the process of creation there would be no mystery about it, it would be all reasonable and plain, for there is no mystery except to the ignorant.<br>
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| —{{JDfairwiki|author=Brigham Young|vol=14|start=116|disc=16|date=May 14, 1871}} }}
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| There are a variety of scientific issues which concern Latter-day Saints. The following sections summarize these issues and provide links to more detailed articles which address them.
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| |link=/Are they compatible
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| |subject=Are Mormonism and science compatible?
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| |summary=Secular critics charge that Mormonism and science are incompatible, and that any Latter-day Saint who actually believes is "intellectually dishonest." In reality, however, Latter-day Saints in many ways have a more liberal view of science than some of their Christian brethren. We believe that God operates according to certain laws. If there are things that God can do which seem to contradict what we know through current science, we assume that there are scientific laws that are beyond our current understanding.
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| |link=/Faith versus knowledge
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| |subject=Faith versus knowledge
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| |summary=It is important to keep in mind the difference in purpose between science and the Gospel. The purpose of science is to examine the characteristics of the world around us in order to more fully understand it. A main purpose of the Gospel is to teach us to develop faith. Unfortunately, the acquisition of scientific knowledge is sometimes perceived to destroy faith. The purpose of faith is to help us understand spiritual things, just as science helps us to understand physical things.
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| |link=Book of Mormon/Archaeology
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| |subject=Archaeology and the Book of Mormon
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| |link=Burning in the bosom
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| |subject=Burning in the bosom
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| |summary=Critics love to mock the "burning in the bosom" as a way to determine truth, and claim that it is simply the result of an electro-chemical process that occurs in the brain
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| |link=/Evolution
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| |subject=Evolution
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| |summary=How does the Church reconcile the theory of evolution with the story of Adam?
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| |link=/Pre-Adamites
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| |subject=Pre-Adamites
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| |summary=There is scientific evidence of human habitation for many thousands of years. How do we reconcile this with the idea that Adam lived approximately 6,000 years ago?
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| |link=/Death before the Fall
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| |subject=Death before the Fall
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| |link=/Procreation before the Fall
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| |subject=Procreation before the Fall
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| |link=/Global or local Flood
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| |subject=Global or local Flood
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| |summary=How do we deal with the fact that there is no scientific evidence of a worldwide flood? How can the scriptures and prophets teach of a worldwide flood, when this contradicts the evidence? The biodiversity of plants and animals on the earth could not have occurred within the span of a few thousand years. Even BYU professors teach this. How do they maintain their belief in God? Did the continents separate during the flood of Noah? Doctrine and Covenants 133:23–24 seems to imply that they did. How do we reconcile this to scientific fact? Didn't Brigham Young, John Taylor and Orson Pratt teach that the Flood was the baptism of the Earth?
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| |link=Mormonism and education
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| |subject=Mormonism and eduation
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| |summary=Does the Church Educational System (CES) insists that gospel learning takes precedence over secular learning?Does the level of activity in the Church decrease as educational level increases?
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| |link=/Age of the Earth
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| |subject=Age of the Earth
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| |summary=Do Latter-day Saints believe that the Earth is only 6,000 years old? Why does Doctrine and Covenants section 77 say that the history of the earth covers only seven thousand years?
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| |link=/Dinosaurs
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| |subject=Dinosaurs
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| |summary=How do dinosaurs fit into God's plan?
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| |link=Book of Mormon/DNA evidence
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| |subject=Book of Mormon and DNA evidence
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| |link=Apologetics
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| |subject=LDS Apologists' attitudes toward science
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| |link=/Free will
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| |subject=Free will and science
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| |link=Church doctrine/Changing
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| |subject=General authorities statements regarding science
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| |summary=If General authorities' statements are treated as scripture, then what does that mean when they make statements regarding science?
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| |link=Brigham Young/Teachings/Moon and sun are inhabited
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| |subject=Brigham Young and moonmen
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| |summary=Didn't Brigham Young preach that the sun and the moon were inhabited?
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| |link=Mormonism and science/Man would not land on the moon
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| |subject=Joseph Fielding Smith and man on the moon
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| |summary=Didn't Joseph Fielding Smith declare that man would never leave this planet?
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| |link=/Alleged "discovery" of cold fusion by Utah researchers
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| |subject=Alleged "discovery" of cold fusion by Utah researchers
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| |summary=Critics claim that the mistaken "discovery" of cold fusion in Utah reflects on either LDS gullibility, inability to do science, or dishonesty.
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| Latter-day Saints are not required to discard science in favor of religion. Many Latter-day Saints are heavily involved in scientific research without suffering a loss of faith. Not only do we believe that science is continually being updated, but that Gospel knowledge will be updated as well. As the 9th Article of Faith states:
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| :''We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.''
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| We acknowledge that ''we do not understand everything'' regarding the manner in which God created the earth, but we have been assured through revelation that at some future time we will be allowed to understand these things. Until then, our challenge is to develop and maintain faith, even if it appears to contradict current scientific trends.
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| =={{Endnotes label}}==
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| #{{note|eyring.62}} {{Book:Eyring:Reflections of a Scientist|pages=2}}
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| #{{note|JoD.14:117}} {{JDfairwiki| author=Brigham Young|vol=14 |start=117|disc=16}}
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| #{{note|warner1}} {{Newera1 | author=C. Terry Warner | article=An Open Letter to Students: On Having Faith and Thinking for Yourself|date=Nov. 1971|start=14|}}
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| #{{note|eyring.62}} {{Book:Eyring:Reflections of a Scientist|pages=62}}
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| #{{note|oaks.1}}Dallin H. Oaks, ''Fundamental Premises of Our Faith'', (Talk given at Harvard Law School on 26 February 2010) {{link|url=http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/fundamental-premises-of-our-faith-talk-given-by-elder-dallin-h-oaks-at-harvard-law-school}}.
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| =={{Further reading label}}==
| | While doctrine is often the main focus of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, sometimes questions concerning how science affects and applies to the gospel arise. Below are links to multiple topics that address science in application to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. |
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| | <i><b> Approaching Science </i></b> |
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| | * [[:Mormonism and science/Determining truth]] |
| | * [[:Mormonism and science/Latter-day Saint approaches]] |
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| ==={{Printed material label}}===
| | <i><b> Science Concerns and Topics </i></b> |
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| | * [[:Mormonism and science/Latter-day Saint attitude toward]] |
| | * [[:Mormonism and science/Creation and related issues]] |
| | * [[:Book of Mormon/Archaeology]] |
| | * [[:Book of Mormon/DNA evidence]] |
| | * [[:Mormonism and science/Latter-day Saint attitude toward]] |
| | * [[:Mormonism and science/Nature of Flood]] |
| | * [[:Intelligent life on other worlds]] |
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