An Objective Analysis of the Relationship Between Science and Religion✍ Written by: Muhammad Saleem
Introduction
On social media, proponents of atheism often claim that science has refuted religion. However, this assertion is frequently based on a misinterpretation of what science truly represents as an impartial discipline.
In this article, Muhammad Saleem offers a reasoned critique of such claims, clarifying the distinction between science and atheism, and highlighting how certain scientists sometimes bend scientific principles to favor atheistic ideologies.
Objections Based on Science Against God's Existence
✔ According to science, nothing is accepted as real until it is observed.
✔ For instance, when signs of water are discovered on Mars, scientists initiate a search for life there.
✘ Yet, the existence of God is dismissed due to lack of direct observation.
✔ A 5-million-year-old tooth leads to an entire narrative of human evolution,
✘ but belief in a Divine Creator behind the universe is labeled as "unscientific."
⚖ Newton’s Laws and Scientific Contradictions
✔ According to its own principles, science considers only observed realities as valid.
➤ Newton’s Law of Gravity, if judged by this standard, would be classified as an invention, not a discovery, since gravity was not known to science before Newton observed its effects.
✔ If the same rule is applied to other scientific "discoveries," many of them would also be reduced to inventions.
Universe, Life, and Scientific Dilemmas
✔ Science claims life began from a unicellular organism,
✘ yet fails to explain how that organism originated from lifeless matter.
✔ If such a miraculous transition from non-living matter to life is accepted, then why are miracles in religion, like the staff of Musa (عليه السلام) turning into a serpent, considered unbelievable?
✔ Science accepts the evolution of aquatic creatures to land, with gills transforming into lungs,
✘ yet is unable to explain why such transitional species are extinct, or how they disappeared.
Questions About the Science-Religion Relationship
✔ Science denies the idea of divine creation,
✘ yet, when asked about the origin of life or the process of evolution, it responds: “We don’t know.”
✔ While the theory claims evolution from unicellular organisms to humans,
✘ it remains silent on contradictions in the intermediate stages.
➤ If evolution is true, then why have primitive forms like asexual reproduction vanished?
➤ How do flying creatures fit into the evolutionary model when no clear evidence explains their origin?
✘ These same unproven theories, however, are used to critique religion.
The Foundation of Science vs. Atheism
✔ Science is built on reason,
✘ but atheism often misuses science to push its own ideological claims.
✔ Religion teaches responsibility and ethics,
✘ while atheism promotes unrestricted freedom.
✔ Religion explains the purpose behind creation,
✘ whereas atheism claims life is meaningless.
➤ If human existence is purposeless, then what is the relevance of ethics, human rights, and compassion?
Conclusion
✔ There is no inherent conflict between science and religion.
✘ The conflict arises from scientists who project their atheistic beliefs under the guise of scientific objectivity.
✔ In reality, science is a divine gift, a tool granted by Allah ﷻ to help man understand the universe.
✔ Atheism is not rooted in science, but in a desire to escape religious and moral responsibilities.
