Skeptical Inquiry in Religion

We live in a time that is surrounded by purposed paranormal phenomena and religious claims of miraculous events. As humans we find the need to question the paranormal (i.e. U.F.Os and psychics) and insist on some form of scientific fact to base our belief. For centuries religion has been protected from this scientific inquiry for fear of exposing the truth perhaps. Religion is a series of beliefs that have been written and passed down for many Centuries. The events that are said to have occurred are in one form or another of a scientific nature. Scientists are constantly dissecting the world and its wonders to create theories on the same natural events that surround us now in the 21st Century. So why are we so afraid to be somewhat skeptical when it comes to religion? Should there be a science of religion?

The article states that religion is a human behavior, a belief, a faith that each human is entitled to have. This claim would categorize religion as a thought process which would fall into a science of a neurological nature. Yet the events claim to have occurred in the living conscious past. Although miraculous, these events are said to have occurred. I believe this age old controversy between science and religion is a personal preference and as humans we will always be skeptical about both.

N. Diaz 07/2008