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==Criticism==
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*Critics claim that Mormons believe that if there is a conflict between science and religion, that the science is incorrect.
*Critics claim that Mormonism reserves the right to identify scientific truth.


===Source(s) of the criticism===
*{{AntiBook:Southerton:Losing|pages=135&ndash;136}}


==Response==
Secular critics charge that Mormonism and science are incompatible. In fact, Dr. Simon Southerton, in his book [[Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church|''Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church'']] devotes a full 66 pages to a section titled "The Troubled Interface between Mormonism and Science." Critics point out that elements found in the scriptures are incompatible with current scientific beliefs.


===Biodiversity versus the flood of Noah===
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{{MainArticle|wikilink=[[Global or local Flood]]}}


Questions in this area include:


*Why is there is no scientific evidence of a worldwide flood?
*How can the scriptures and prophets teach of a worldwide flood, when this contradicts the evidence?
*The biodiversity of plants and animals on the earth could not have occurred within the span a few thousand years. Even BYU professors teach this. How do they maintain their belief in God?
*Did the continents separate during the flood of Noah? The scriptures imply that they did. How do we reconcile this to scientific fact?


===Age of the Earth===
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====Do Mormons believe that the Earth only 6000 years old?====


===Dinosaurs===
{{MainArticle|wikilink=[[Dinosaurs]]}}


===Evolution and the origin of Man===
While doctrine is often the main focus of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, sometimes questions concerning how science affects and applies to the gospel arise. Below are links to multiple topics that address science in application to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
{{MainArticle|wikilink=[[Evolution]]}}


===Archaeology and the Book of Mormon===
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{{MainArticle|wikilink=[[Book of Mormon archaeology]]}}


===Predestination===
<i><b> Approaching Science </i></b>
{{MainArticle|wikilink=[[Free will and science]]}}
* [[:Mormonism and science/Determining truth]]
* [[:Mormonism and science/Latter-day Saint approaches]]


===Burning in the bosom===
<i><b> Science Concerns and Topics </i></b>
{{MainArticle|wikilink=[[Burning in the bosom]]}}
* [[:Mormonism and science/Latter-day Saint attitude toward]]
* [[:Mormonism and science/Creation and related issues]]
* [[:Book of Mormon/Archaeology]]
* [[:Book of Mormon/DNA evidence]]
* [[:Mormonism and science/Latter-day Saint attitude toward]]
* [[:Mormonism and science/Nature of Flood]]
* [[:Intelligent life on other worlds]]


Secular critics attempt to associate the "burning in the bosom" to chemical processes that occur in the brain.
{{Critical sources box:Mormonism and science/CriticalSources}}
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===Statements made by past prophets regarding science===
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[[pt:Mormonismo e Ciências]]
===Genetics===
{{MainArticle|wikilink=[[Book of Mormon and DNA evidence]]}}
 
==Conclusion==
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==Endnotes==
 
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==Further reading==
*Henry Eyring, ''Reflections of a Scientist'', (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1983)
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Science and the Church of Jesus Christ




While doctrine is often the main focus of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, sometimes questions concerning how science affects and applies to the gospel arise. Below are links to multiple topics that address science in application to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Approaching Science

Science Concerns and Topics

Source(s) of the criticism
Critical sources
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