Religion and Science can Coexist.

My opponent has asked me not to mention the bible, unfortunately I have to mention the bible now as my opponent has also asked for scientific evidence disproving god. If we look for evidence of god then whatever religious text we take then there will be certain claims that they make which have to do with the existence of god. If these claims are true then we can test them and thus indirectly test for god, as either the holy text is true and inspired by god or else it is incorrect and the holy text is wrong and not inspired by god. If this text then is not inspired by god, then surely it should not be adhered to and hence their is no basis for this belief. I will look at two claims to show Pro that there is evidence that god does not exist with respect to the Biblical and Koranic god. If we consider the Biblical god,then we can read in Matthew 2:22 where it says "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. "(1) This is a testable claim that has to do with god answering prayers. However when we actually get people to pray and ask god for whatsoever they want,then the prayers are not answered. (2,3) Additionally, in studies where theists have claimed that prayers have been shown to be effective it has been shown that the studies are scientifically flawed. (4,5) This is effectively either saying that either the Bible is incorrect which means god does not exists at least in the Biblical sense, or that the Biblical god can be tested and is found not to exist. If we then take a look at the Koran which is also inspired by god then we see that it is also incorrect with respect to testable scientific claims. In the Koran it says that mountains stop the earth shaking i. e. stop earth quakes. (6) However, this has been shown to be false as earthquakes can occur in any region where there is tectonic plate movement and even if there are mountains these plates can move. (7)This is effectively either saying that either the Koran is incorrect which means god does not exists at least in the Koranic sense, or that the Koranic god can be tested and is found not to exist as the information given is incorrect and this is not expected from an omnipotent god. These examples I believe show that god is testable scientifically, and not intangible and immaterial as my opponent has asserted. But even if my opponent rejects these claims we can look at it another way. If god is able to affect our material world,then that means god has to exist in some form materially. This means at some point god is material and then can be tested for. If god however does not effect our material world and remains immaterial, then god is something which is irrelevant to us. If god is irrelevant to us why even bother having a material book explaining this god when god was clearly never material to begin with. My opponent asserts he has had experiences which prove to him that god exists, however if this is true then god is testable and I wonder why my opponent who has a scientifically inclined mind has not tried to do this himself. I do not wish to be condescending, but if my opponent has belief in the scientific method and god has affected his life in a way this is a testable claim that surely needs attention. Unfortunately I am sure that if my opponent applies the scientific method to the god hypothesis that he will find that god does not exist. This again shows that science and religion are incompatible, as science deals with reality and religion deals with illusion. We live in reality and not in an illusion. If anything illusion is dangerous as can be seen in the field of psychiatry when we look at disorders like schizophrenia. (8) My opponent is correct is asserting that science has pretty much nothing to do with seeking out god. The reason for this is that god does not exist and is incompatible with the scientific method. Over to my opponent. 1) . http://skepticsannotatedbible.com... (2). http://www.straightdope.com... (3). http://www.nytimes.com... (4). http://www.godandscience.org... (5). http://www.secularnewsdaily.com... (6). http://www.scienceislam.com... (7). http://en.wikipedia.org... (8). http://www.nimh.nih.gov...