History tells us Religion is and especially when they use Science in their warfare.

Science is also the only one of the two that can offer true sollutions. Religion is still nessesary I think because people need to have something to believe in, even if its not true.

Neither science or religion are threats; people are. But most of all comets.

"threats with mass destruction"

the effects we've had on the biodiversity of this planet i would say have been massively destructive... millions of species sacrificed for technological advancement

then there's also as i've mentioned before the potential that we'll destroy the planet through flooding it via global warming

there's also the nuclear disasters of the past and the possibility of nuclear war in the future

what do you think of these examples that have nothing to do with religion but arguable have more far reaching consequences including the possible destruction of the planet?

Religion only seeks to hold humanity back.

but scientific developments are what give people the capacity to cause great harm, if we didn't pollute the atmosphere, for example, global warming and the ridiculous amounts of destruction it has caused ( the loss of coral reefs and marine biodiversity ) and will cause on the future would not happen

really? compared to the recent wars, the loss of biodiversity, rising global temperatures, increased hurricanes, nuclear disasters etc etc etc? i'm not sure about that myself when you look at this holistically

Besides showing your colors prematurely with this response (you apparently think science is "worse" than religion), I think your reply is also very one-sided. Thanks to the scientific method we have medicine, we can feed the whole world, children hardly die on birth, we are mostly safe from extreme weather conditions, etc.

You are right that we are destroying the Earth as well which is a byproduct of scientific advancements. I too fear for the future of our planet, but the optimistic side of me thinks humans are an experimenting and empirically focused species. We do stuff, and then we find out what the consequences are. We learn from these experiences. I hope we learn fast enough to turn things around for the better.

Also, I noticed this earlier on these forums, but many people seem to think science and religion are two opposing sides. I don't agree with that notion at all. Many great scientists are religious for example. You don't have to be an idiot to be religious, and you don't have to deny scientific facts when you are religious...

What are we counting as science? Is every single technological innovation considered science? We need clearly defined terms before answering.

Considering one of them is completely optional a the other is not I'd rather eliminate that one than take the risk.

Science is about knowledge, religion is about belief. Both, if practiced the wrong way, have, and will continue to cause destruction. Both, if practiced in the right way, can only do good for humanity and the planet we inhabit.

Apply this to your point about science ruining the environment; it is only science used in ignorance that has done that. Science has been used to help us understand how we are ruining the planet, and measure the extent of it, and science is being used to develop ways to help save the planet.