Science and religion

A random passer-by contacted me off LJ to ask: Is it difficult to reconcile science and religion? The flippant answer is: in my world, they never really quarrelled. But I thought I might expand a bit on that, especially as a few people expressed interest in seeing my thoughts on the topic when I alluded to it.

( personal musings, not a definitive statement )

So the only conflict I am left with is deciding whether I should use my science icon or my religion icon for this post...