Freeman Dyson states that there is a conflict between science and religion because both sides are arrogant and trying to squelch the opposing side - he states that there are people on both sides that are misguided, which is unfortunate because the most vocal and zealous among each group represent a minority view of each side. He points out that a vast majority in either of these two groups does not discard or challenge the other group's opinions or world-views, and is in fact tolerant - most believers do not question the discoveries made by science, and most scientists are in fact religious. He then asserts that the key to consolidating these two world views is to stop insisting that the world is or can be understood completely, because it is this insistence that usually causes suffering, and to instead accept that the world is actually riddled with mystery. Often when science finds a new truth, two new questions are uncovered; and similarly, religions are open-ended and brimming with questions.

Krzysztof Kieślowski describes his experience with his film being censored during the Communist rule in Poland.