Should Skeptical Inquiry Be Applied to Religion?—Paul Kurtz

I agree that historical religious claims need to be investigated. This is important not only for the scientific community but also the religious community. It is important to the scientific community because it is a field that is a major part of most people’s lives and it has a great deal of material that can be studied. It is important to the religious community because it will wither confirm their faith or show them the error of their ways. Either way the truth will be shown.

There are some aspects of religion that cannot be studied from a scientific aspect and they require faith alone. Issues like the Trinity, the virgin birth of Jesus, and his resurrection cannot be proven scientifically because of their nature. Although there are many historical documents pertaining to these events, there is no hard evidence that is available to be studied. These are areas that the scientific world needs to stop criticizing because it will only lead to an unending argument. There is no hard, physical evidence one way or the other. To debate over them is futile and serves no purpose.