Saturday, June 26, 2010

Religion and Science: Finding Their Kindred Spirits


Agreed, it is not science or faith, it is faith is science, science is faith. At the core of each of the lies several commonalities from my view. Both have the element of theory and the quest to prove it be it in the physical world or the metaphysical world.



Our desire as humans to "explain" things holds together both the pursuits of science and faith. We desire to KNOW, to somehow use logic to make sense of things, yet as we explore deeper, more to explore is revealed.



Logic and reason seemingly flies in the face of faith. There is not a single scientist, engineer or mathematician I know that, once they have a theory, a sense of FAITH that it is provable, kicks in.



Theory by nature evokes the unknown. It is an idea that as some deep level of our being we KNOW to be true. The quest to prove it drive us to madness sometimes. Many times I have had an idea about how to achieve something, that has never been done. Have found myself saying , "I just KNOW it." Beyond logic or reason, our deepest intuitive thoughts are fed by the collection of our experiences that we have not consciously internalized the lessons of.



We move through our days, layering knowledge upon knowledge, to bring us to a place of knowing, without ever consciously seeking the knowing. This layering of knowing informs our faith in things, people, the world.
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