For me, science is here or will be here to explain religion. Religion had already paved the way. It's up to science to explain religion and the things which are associated with it.
I had a good discussion with a friend the other night. We discussed about religion and what has science got to do with it. Or the other way around, what has religion got to do with science. There are those who believe in creation, I am one of them. And there are those who believe in evolution, I am one of them. So where do I really go with?
Let's start in the notion that God created men equally. God made the heavens and the earth. He created and spread the laws of nature. He is good, honest and fair. He made man in the likeness and image of God (I am not a bible scholar here). He made all of the things conceivable in six days and on the seventh he rested. Seven good days.
Maybe we all hear about the story of man who asked God for one centavo. He asked only a centavo because a centavo of God is worth millions here on earth. God answered, "in a second." We all know what happend next. In a second, no money had ever landed in the man's hand. He ask Him why? He answered, "If my centavo is worth a fortune, how long do you think is my second?" The man left realizing that in order to earn, he has to exert effort. And to earn more is to work for longer hours.
It's a refreshing story. I cannot remember where I heard it but it struck me and stuck into my mind.
As mentioned above, God made all laws. A few of these laws had already been discovered, the laws of Physics for example. These laws can somehow explain some things that happened in the bible. Think of these things, you already have the idea what they are. And there are still other things in the Bible which are still mind-boggling. And science is still in its infancy as far as discovering the natural laws of which God had created. Each day, man discovers something, be it about the laws of nature or about himself. Man has not fully understood himself yet. God created man in the likeness and image of God. But man's predisposition in life is so far away from that of God. So there is still a lot to learn about our life in earth. And this is science, psychology. It's all in the mind!!!
Everything that we do reflects our understanding of things. Our experiences taught us differently from what we hear or read or see. Atheists focus themselves in believing that everything they do is of their own doing, human are supposed to take full responsibility for their fate and destiny. Religious leaders rests their fate in the hands of God, always there's a continuity between man and God. Scientists would like to explain his actions, in every action there is always a reaction. Aren't these three the same? Read and think again.
If we are going to see the world from afar and from history and beyond combining the Bible and science, we may see this scenario:
God created laws of nature. Because he is honest and fair. He made other things and subjected them to these laws. Man is created through this laws. The laws which support evolution. He created the universe in six days but not the one hundred forty-four hours that we know. God knows and expects that everything takes time because he created these laws first. Life on earth is a test or training on how we could achieve to be in His likeness and image. All these things are slowly explained by science. Yet people are still exploring for other explanations why we exist. These explanations again, if there will be any, will be within the laws of nature. The laws which are created by God and only discovered by man. There are so many laws. And these laws are not contradictory because He is fair.
By reading this, what do you think am I? An atheist, a religious purist or a scientist?
I am only asking. And please, ponder, look yourself up in the mirror and ask the man in the mirror, does religion and science really have to collide?
posted by The STRUGGLE between REALITY and what is SEEN. @ 11:29 PM
2 Comments:
Do you think man will be able to find the grand unified theory of everything? Einstein tried to look for it but failed. Stephen Hawking thinks he is close to finding it. Read his "A Brief History of Time." It's a good read. Though Hawking does not seem to believe in God, in the book, his association of science and God is interesting...
Not really a grand theory, but man will be able to find all the laws that God had created. Einstein had his part. Everybody has its part. The question is when will all these things happen...
Thanks for the comment...
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