Should science be taught in church?

Science is usually not taught in church but I think it's a great idea: at every sermon taking a different Bible verse and see how that particular piece holds up to actual science. For instance: in ancient days the word 'seven' meant 'so much, it's almost incomprehensible'. When the number system was based on 6 and 60, '7' was really special. 

Many Bible books deal with the unexplained. Since science was in its infancy 500-3000 years ago, quite a bit that was hard to understand for people got explained in stories, allegories. Very interesting. From a sociological point of view. I really like some of the stories.

If the Bible is taught in schools, maybe science should be taught in church

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There is still a lot we don't understand. Like: "Why do a lot of people don't understand what most of us do understand?" It seems misunderstanding is the root of anger and frustration.

"Wouldn't we all be happier if we just accepted people

for what they are instead of being dissapointed

with them for what they're not?"

Claire Finn - 'The Orville'

Interestingly enough a lot of people that don't believe in science dó believe the stories in the Bible.

Conspiracy theories often hold a grain of truth. 

Yes, Jerusalem was a real place in the times the Bible stories were written. It by no means means those stories are true, although they contain wisdoms and interesting tales. But New York is a real place too. Does that mean the decades old stories of Spiderman are true? Perhaps they will be considered to be true in 3000 years from now. When people will be wearing a spider-symbol and not a cross or a Star of David.

And that's the problem: people 'think': "Hey, if part of the story is true, the rest of the story is therefore álso true." It's very simplistic 'thinking'. A bit like: "Eating only natural ingredients is good for you; a brick is 100% made from natural ingredients. That means eating bricks is healthy and the government and scientists are lying when they say you shouldn't eat bricks." 

You and I know better than thinking so simplistically of course but a lot of people need the warning DO NOT DRINK on a bottle of bleach. And they still did it. Because a certain President said it would help against COVID. It did: no virus can harm a corpse. 

It's true, even for those who don't believe in data. Like the conspiracy theorists who claim Wikipedia is not a reputable source but some Facebook page from an anonymous bunch of fellow conspiracy theorists ís:

It's hard to believe (...) but many believe the Theory of Evolution is 'just a theory'. They have no idea what the term 'theory' means in scientific terms; The theory of evolution is not "just a theory" in the sense of a random guess or speculation. In science, a theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a large body of evidence that has been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experimentation.

In my opinion everyone should be taught some basic understanding of science. If only because it would help us understand each other better.

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