Science and Religious Myths Analytical Essay by Nicky

This paper examines man's need to understand the world around him using both science and religion. First, the paper notes that the scientific model and religious myth are both based on the relationship of causality. Additionally, the paper introduces the concept of the religious model, further demonstrating how it differs from myth and the scientific model. The paper also argues that scientific models in their entirety are much more dynamic than religious models or religious myths. Various works by philosophers, theologians and scientists are cited. Their outlooks are compared and contrasted to one another. The paper concludes by stating that a scientific model can be easily changed if evidence shows that some of the information is not correct. With religious myths, however, much evidence is not taken into consideration, especially in the case of sacred myths.