Against Quote by Martin Rees

Conflict between science and religion a dangerous foe.

— Henry Norris Russell

The enemy of science is not religion. Religion comes in endless shapes and forms... The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and…

— Frans de Waal

The enemy of science is not religion... . The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with dogma.

— Frans de Waal

As a scientist, I am hostile to fundamentalist religion because it actively debauches the scientific enterprise. It teaches us not to change our minds,…

— Richard Dawkins

“There are those whose views about religion are not very different from my own, but who nevertheless feel that we should try to damp…

— Steven Weinberg

What is the use of assuring Fundamentalists that science is compatible with religion. They retort at once, Certainly not with our religion.

— Luther Burbank

Science keeps religion from sinking into the valley of crippling irrationalism and paralyzing obscurantism. Religion prevents science from falling into the marsh of obsolete…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

There may be a conflict between softminded religionists and toughminded scientists, but not between science and religion.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Science and religion are not antagonists. On the contrary, they are sisters. While science tries to learn more about the creation, religion tries to…

— Wernher von Braun

I think that there are no forces on this planet more dangerous to us all than the fanaticisms of fundamentalism, of all the species:…

— Daniel Dennett

People who dismiss science in favor of religion sometimes confuse the challenge of rigorously understanding the world with a deliberate intellectual exclusion that leads…

— Lisa Randall

Harmonizing religion and science makes you seem like an open-minded and reasonable person, while asserting their incompatibility makes enemies and brands you as “militant.”…

— Jerry A. Coyne