Albert Einstein once said, “All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.”

This being said by a great scientist can make those who are very one-sided on the science vs. religion issue maybe think again. The reality is that they may not change their minds, but it can also help those in the middle not knowing what to think realize that we can and should have both science and religion in our lives. Having a religion to believe in gives us something to look forward to and is important, on the other hand having scientific knowledge can also help us know how the world we are in works. Let’s look at an example of how these two things can go together when talking about a huge controversial topic- the creation of Earth.

When it comes to Creation, there are many different stories in religion and theories in science. However, the main theory of the order of things being created is the same order the book of Genesis in the bible describes. I don’t want to debate on the bible and whether it’s correct or not, but many people do believe in it. Since the scientific theory and the bible story match up, why argue? Why can’t we just accept that science is just studying the things the God created and how they work? There are many who could, including me, but overall those who are strongly opinionated one way or another are not likely to change their thoughts and include the other side, but that’s no reason to not discuss it. We can still try to make them see both ways, and accept that science is just studying God’s creations and how they work.