Freeman Dyson is a rare scientist, in the sense that he believes that religion and science can coexist. He believes that religion can exist because it can be a cause for a number of things people do. Dyson accepts religion as a way of life and believes that science should not go out of its way to disprove it, but should instead strive to accept it. I like this way of thinking, because both sides have such an impact on people's lives, that why should we not just accept both of them? Critical thinking is the practice of seeing all sides of an argument, so this could just be an extreme example.
I like Dyson's philosophy that every aspect of life should be considered. Whether it be science or religion, nothing should be discredited. He is agnostic towards God, like myself, yet considers the morals and ethics of Christianity to be worth practicing. Dyson ended off his lecture talking about how life is interesting because of its mysteries. In that sense, science and religion are both huge aspects of life, because they both deal with the mysteries of life. Science is the solving of mysteries, while religion is the general belief of certain mysteries. If everyone could think the way Dyson does, the world might be an easier place to get around.
Dyson brings up a good point when he compares science and religion as two different windows looking onto the same thing. Both religion and science can explain life in their own different, and seemingly opposite, ways, yet ultimately, either of them can be true. However, when you look past the way they are explaining things, in the end, they are explaining the same thing, life.
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