The discussion today involved the seemingly historical battle between science and religion. Although the Church today may be very progressive in terms of the sciences, there seemed to be a flaw in the argument that religion has not always historically opposed scientific progress; the first ten minutes of the talk was listing historical situations in which the Church was directly opposed to scientific progress. Although the Church itself may have changed, there is still a significant portion of the religious community that opposes some scientific progress, just as there is a significant portion of the scientific community that does not believe in religion. To say that they are mutually exclusive would be a disservice to religion; however, there does seem to be a disconnect between these two groups. It is possible, as mentioned by a few students, that people’s denial of certain scientific findings could be more of a personal wish for consistency rather than a religious reason. Either way, I believe that saying there is no opposition between religious and scientific communities in our society would be incorrect and a disservice to both.