Science and Religion by Abbas Zaidi Viewed 97 times. Currently Rated Excellent . The cocoon of science around our lives is so comprehensive that it has become more than a sine qua non for the world to go on today. Not only that.
Science is a magic wand that gives credibility and validity to a concept or a methodology.
It is rational and logical, and its findings and results are predictable. The answer should not be difficult on at least five counts. That is why science has become a privileged route to knowledge, and it has become, as indicated above, exemplary for all other branches of knowledge. The answer, unfortunately, is No. A survey carried out by Brian J. Alters of Harvard University, reported in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, shows that 176 American philosophers of science did not agree on a single definition of the nature of science.