Argumentative Essay On Science Vs Religion

Science verses Religion has been an ongoing debate all over the world for centuries. Depending on who one talks to about these topic will depend on the passion and beliefs one has. As we saw in the movie Angels and Demons all the major characters such as Robert Langdon, Camerlengo McKenna and the former pope had their own strong feelings and beliefs. Certain questions have been raised about these two topics that I will be elaborating on later in this essay such as, Is there room in the world for both, Can one render the other obsolete, and would I rather live in a world without science or religion? I find all these questions very interesting and interaging, just like the movie Angels and Demons.
To begin let’s examine the beliefs and the strong feelings the main characters had in the movie. Robert Langdon is a Harvard University professor of religious iconology and symbology. He believes that there is a science to religion and without science there is no religion. Even though he mentioned he was raised Catholic, but that he will never God he always had respect for what other believe. Professor Langdon even stated “that faith is a gift he has yet to receive”. Throughout, the entire movie Professor Langdon never believed that god brought him to Rome but his knowledge of religion and symbols did. In the end of the movie the head cardinal asked Professor Langdon to be gentle of the words he will use when speaking about the church and to remember that “Religion is flawed, only because man is flawed; The world is in need of both science and religion”.
Camerlengo McKenna found it to be blasphemy to use science to prove the power of creation. Having his beliefs so strong he was willing to go to any links to stop science from intertwining with religion. Camerlengo truly believes the only one who holds the power of creation is God. Camerlengo beliefs were so strong that he was willing to kill the pope and tried to convince others of the church that they were at war