It is this mythical, or rather symbolic, content of the religious traditions which is likely to come into conflict with science. This occurs whenever this religious stock of ideas contains dogmatically fixed statements on subjects which belong in the domain of science.

Albert Einstein
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This quote is a powerful reminder of the need to understand the world around us. If we are to be truly successful at anything, including science, then we must explore the world around us. We cannot just study other people’s experiences and expect to understand what is really happening. For example, people have been studying theories about the existence of God for thousands of years.

Scientists have also studied this topic for centuries. However, they have reached different conclusions. The fact that so many people believe in God does not mean that God exists.

The fact that so many scientists don’t believe in God does not mean science is wrong.

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