“I would say that all our sciences are the material that has to be mythologized. A mythology gives spiritual import - what one might call rather the psychological, inward import, of the world of nature round about us, as understood today. There's no real conflict between science and religion ... What is in conflict is the science of 2000 BC ... and the science of the 20th century AD.”

Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell - “I would say that all our sciences are...” 1

Similar quotes

“Is there any conflict between science and religion? There is no conflict in the mind of God, but often there is conflict in the minds of men.”

Henry B. Eyring
Read more

“The Bible is a book of Science. Secular Humanism is a religion of mythology.”

Michael Findley
Read more

“The truth, however, is that the conflict between religion and science is unavoidable. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.”

Sam Harris
Read more

“Religion without science is superstition. Science without religion is materialism.”

Justice Saint Rain
Read more

“Evolution provides a scientific foundation for the core values shared by most Christians and conservatives, and by accepting–and embracing–the theory of evolution, Christians and conservatives strengthen their religion, their politics, and science itself. The conflict between science and religion is senseless. It is based on fears and misunderstandings rather than on facts and moral wisdom. (138)”

Michael Shermer
Read more