Little Hawk, the natural world and the supernatural world are mutually exclusive. Science deals with the natural world. Religion deals with the supernatural.

When we deal with the supernatural world, observation, reason and analysis are ineffectual and inappropriate tools for they cannot penetrate through the wall or make sense of the metaphysical world of mythology, doctrine or belief in a god figure.

Likewise when we deal with the natural world, theology, prayer and sacrifice are ineffectual and inappropriate tools for they cannot provide useful insights into the physical world.

Scientists have, after many centuries of struggle, designed a methodology and some very powerful tools that has lead them to understand and discover new and verifible knowledge about the natural physical world.

Theologians, priests and metaphysicians have after many millenia of struggle, failed to design any methodology or tool that can lead them to new understanding or knowledge of the supernatural and metaphysical world.

In Ireland the introduction of the science of electricity has banished forever, the once powerful and strongly held superstitious belief in the mythology of the fairies.

Will some unforseen scientific advance be responsible for the end of the mythology of the god in the sky, or can the priests and theologians discover some methodology or tool that can give some insight or deeper understanding into the metaphysical world?

I know where I'd put my money

Fergus