Chapter 15

In Chapter 15, it discussed the crossing of religion and science. For me, I take religion very seriously when it comes to my faith. Even though science is a wonderful thing, and we have the means to discover most of God's creations, I do not believe in replacing science with my faith. Science is a human study, and some things are not meant to be understood. Again, I appreciate science and I enjoy learning about it, but I feel that we should not lose touch with our God and all of what He made. I know I may sound like I'm preaching, but I just do not agree with the book's statement of how science became a competing worldview and almost a new religion. We should appreciate science but not praise it. Even though I am a firm believer in my religion, I do not think that it is right to have religious wars like they did in the past. I certainly did not agree with how the Europeans felt that it was their God-given duty to conquer the New World. It was interesting to learn about how the spread of Christianity failed in China. Even though I was not surprised, it was still very intriguing to read about how China looked down upon the Westerners and their Christian beliefs. I always thought of China having their own minds and not being able to be controlled by anyone but themselves. Lastly, it is obvious to say that science and religion played a major role in most of the world in the early modern era.