1. Science
Science is the human endeavor to discover truths about the world around us. Scientists seek
out answers through observation and experimentation. As we discover more and more, we are able to
apply what we've learned to develop new technologies and to improve everyday life. But perhaps
more importantly, as we gain knowledge through science, we are able to begin satisfying our deep-felt
need to know more about ourselves.When exploring questions of science and faith, it has become the default assumption among the smart
2. Science and Faith
Set that there are two non-overlapping spheres of human understanding. One sphere is Nature, where
star fish, starlets, and stars are reducible to elemental forms of matter and energy. Here, direct observation and the powers of reason and science make knowledge certain. The other sphere is Supernature, populated by soul, spirits, God, and everything else originating from human imaginings, needs and yearnings. Beyond the reach of empirical examination, knowledge here is tenuous and uncertain. thoroughfare. Such was not always the case. The former is the realm of Facts, the latter the realm of Faith, and betwixt them, there is no connecting The early Greeks believed in a primal source of harmony that made the universe, in its diversity, a coherent whole. (The word “universe” contains the idea of “in the many, one.”) Accepting a common
Even “things unseen” were thought to be knowable through the powers of unaided reason.
rational structure for the mind and the universe, they supposed that nature and knowledge were unified.
The presumption of unity held sway until “hard” empiricism jettisoned the questions of ultimate causes to
the Empyrean.
Science is the human endeavor to discover truths about the world around us. Scientists seek
out answers through observation and experimentation. As we discover more and more, we are able to
apply what we've learned to develop new technologies and to improve everyday life. But perhaps
more importantly, as we gain knowledge through science, we are able to begin satisfying our deep-felt
need to know more about ourselves.When exploring questions of science and faith, it has become the default assumption among the smart
2. Science and Faith
Set that there are two non-overlapping spheres of human understanding. One sphere is Nature, where
star fish, starlets, and stars are reducible to elemental forms of matter and energy. Here, direct observation and the powers of reason and science make knowledge certain. The other sphere is Supernature, populated by soul, spirits, God, and everything else originating from human imaginings, needs and yearnings. Beyond the reach of empirical examination, knowledge here is tenuous and uncertain. thoroughfare. Such was not always the case. The former is the realm of Facts, the latter the realm of Faith, and betwixt them, there is no connecting The early Greeks believed in a primal source of harmony that made the universe, in its diversity, a coherent whole. (The word “universe” contains the idea of “in the many, one.”) Accepting a common
Even “things unseen” were thought to be knowable through the powers of unaided reason.
rational structure for the mind and the universe, they supposed that nature and knowledge were unified.
The presumption of unity held sway until “hard” empiricism jettisoned the questions of ultimate causes to
the Empyrean.
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