1.0Religion 101https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/religion101Reed Hallhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/religion101/author/rhallReligion and Science (Part Three) - Religion 101rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jxvSWqDbxl"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/religion101/2013/04/religion-and-science-part-three.html">Religion and Science (Part Three)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/religion101/2013/04/religion-and-science-part-three.html/embed#?secret=jxvSWqDbxl" width="600" height="338" title="“Religion and Science (Part Three)” — Religion 101" data-secret="jxvSWqDbxl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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So, what happens if or when religion ventures beyond its own purely non-empirical (or strictly “spiritual”) backyard, and starts making claims regarding empirical (detectable, testable) matters? Such claims would fall properly within the purview of empirical science, which possesses the tools and the expertise to investigate and assess such claims. Any such empirical claims as…