Reading A Briefer History of Time has provided a base for ideas from atheist writers I have been reading. My past few months of atheist thought has been without and idea from Martin Luther King that religion and science are dissimilar because religion deals with values and science deals with knowledge. I've read this idea a few times in King's book Strength To Love, a collection of his sermons, but I had forgot about it till it surfaced in my inner-dialogue recently.
All reading I've done in atheism thus far has been based around the idea that rational thought could not lead 2 God. Rational thought is represented most often, though not exclusively, by the scientific method. Science is the most rational aspect of modern society.
I would agree, at this point, that religion is always irrational but is an entirely rational world desirable? Is it even sustainable? If the answer is no then we could entertain King's idea that science and religion are not at odds.
The negative products of religion are answered by the negative products of science and vice verse. There is much more 2 develop in this line of thought. I hope 2 maintain continuity though it will be tough.
"Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals. They are complementary. Science keeps religion from sinking into the valley of crippling irrationalism and paralyzing obscurantism. Religion prevents science from falling into the marsh of obsolete materialism and moral nihilism."--MLK
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