The role of religion in birthing science.
In response to the question I formerly raised,__which one, between science and religion has helped the world the most? I shall elucidate the purpose and role of religion in birthing science to back up the claim that I shall later make, that though science has been helping, yet science did not arise independently but either as an improvement on religion as a means of meeting Men's need or as a Protest or rejection to the activities of religion as incapable of meeting Men's need. Whichever way science has arisen, the point is clear that it ( science) is an offspring of religion. And if science is helpng man and religion begat science then I will that relgion has been helping man through science its offspring. Therefore no matter the usefulness of science, it cannot be said that science outweighs religion because religion birthed science to continue the work it started.
In the history of human existence, religion has outlived science, science didn't exist side by side at the same time with religion whereby we can compare and contrast between both. Religion live and served it purpose fully well in its own dispensation and part of its work was the birth of science. Religion didn't hold us down but handed us over to its offspring; science, to continue the service to humanity. So by no means can we compare and contrast both.
It should also be noted that while in this dispensation science is doing what it can do, religion also is carrying out its work and people who have understanding enough to dichotomize their functions turn to religion to solve problems that science cannot solve, or how can science solve the problem of the person who ate in the dream and woke up with swollen belly. Even till date religion has its role to play that can't be substituted with science or any other institutions.
On the conclusion, I will say religion is older than science in history of man's existence and science arose as an improvement on religion or protest against religion. So religion is the father of science.
