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Apart from fighting extreme poverty, another area where religion and science can collab is better understanding Just War Theory and Practice in modern contexts. Just War theory was originated by St Augustine in fourth century and refined by St Aquinas in Middle Ages and has been employed by many countries over hundreds of years  to shape their war responses. It emphasizes that wars of aggression should be presumed to be immoral unless in cases of self defense  and that civilian loss and non military targets should be avoided.

Now modern warfare can operate so differently with drones/ nuclear arms/ chemical warfare and cyber attacks. Science and religion could dialogue to propose moral limits for many forms of modern war fare.

Much of the non Western world is very religious and many people tend to trust religious leaders more than scientific leaders/ politicians. Again, religion and science could engage in dialogue to figure out the best ways to serve many people facing unprecedented challenges related to climate change. [/quote]

So…social science, not physical science? [/quote]

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Science can help faith leaders who partner with other local leaders to help alleviate poverty in many ways. I would imagine social science is important as well for understanding demographic needs of their populations. Hard science is also needed for volunteer medical clinics such as mobile child wellness clinics in rural areas (even just monitoring weight and heights can detect developmental issues, providing basic medical assistance and dental care as well as vaccines).

Like many things in life factual science based knowledge and services often needs softer delivery with human touches locals can relate to. In many parts of the world, religious leaders can help with garnering trust. In fact, I have lived in places where it is only religious groups providing health and education services. It could help if they collaborate with government agencies and science based agencies.[/quote]

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