The conflict between science and religion has been considered over the years to be a major conflict. Through the film Contact directed by Robert Zemeckis, I will further explore how the film resolves the age-old conflict between science and religion through the hero myth. ¬¬The film Contact is about discovering where the human race began as well as its first confrontation with aliens. The main character of the film, Ellie, we understand is searching for meaning in her own life. In the film, she says, “For as long as I can remember, I've been looking for a reason why we're here, what we're doing here, who are we? If this is the opportunity to find out that even a small part of this answer, I don't know, I think it's worth a human life. Through understanding the conflict between science and religion, we can observe that there are still similarities present in both. to the importance of testing your idea as a starting point for starting an idea. Theology or mythology and science are understood through critical thinking. Both authorities support their views, and both rarely question authorities unless there is strong evidence to the contrary of accepted ideas. let's not forget the differences they have that create conflict between them. Scientific testing is an exercise while prayer is the use of common sense. The conjecture of theories plays a much more important role in science than conjecture. in theology for mythology. While religion reuses its myths, science generally ignores them when it proves false. Science is a natural science that can be defined as the sociohistorical process of understanding the...... middle of paper ...... God created the universe but decided to never provide proof of its existence or he just doesn't do it. exist at all and we created it so we wouldn’t have to feel so small and alone.” While science, on the other hand, tries to find simple explanations for why and how the universe was created. There is also a conflict between science and religion, but all is forgotten when they all come together in one place to find the truth. about one and only thing, the first confrontation between aliens and the human race, as humans (religious or not) we are all looking for an answer to where we came from, why we are here and what we do here. The conflict between science and religion is clearly seen in the film, but even though they work best when working together, both believe that there is something greater than us somewhere in the universe.