Science and religion are a good mix.(Education)

Throughout history, science and religion have appeared as being in perpetual conflict, but a study by Rice University, Houston, Texas, suggests that only a minority of scientists at major research universities see religion and science as requiring distinct boundaries.

"When it comes to questions about the meaning of life, ways of understanding reality, origins of Earth and how life developed on it, many have seen religion and science as being at odds and even in irreconcilable conflict," indicates sociologist Elaine Ecklund. However, a majority of scientists interviewed by Ecklund and her colleagues viewed religion and science as "valid avenues of knowledge" that can bring …